masterThesis
Projeto de um edifício para fins educacionais com foco na racionalização do consumo de água
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DANTAS, Petterson Michel. Projeto de um edifício para fins educacionais com foco na
racionalização do consumo de água. 2012. 134 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Conforto no Ambiente Construído; Forma Urbana e Habitação) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2012.
Autor
Dantas, Petterson Michel
Resumen
The urban growth without the prior infrastructure has caused many environmental
impacts such as the damage to quality of the water resources in the cities. Along with natural
scarcity in some regions, this is one of the factors that limit the availability of drinking water.
As a result, the conservation of drinking water is becoming one of the major concerns in
sustainable architectural projects. Within this context, this dissertation proposes to develop
the design of an educational building focusing on water consumption rationalization. The
proposed project is located in UFRN Campus at Currais Novos, an area of warm and dry
climate and low rainfall. The proposal seeks to integrate ways to reduce water consumption o
to architecture, in order to exploit the advantages and savings. After quantifying the benefits
achieved, it was concluded that it is possible to reduce significantly the drinking water
consumption in educational buildings in universities using three principles: reduction the
water consumption at the point of use, replacement of the water source and internal
recycling. Calculations and simulations indicated that the proposed building may have water
consumption up to 56% lower than if it would be provided by conventional facilities.
Rationalization of water consumption brings direct and indirect benefits, with influences on
the environmental, social and economic fields