Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings by Grondzik Walter T. Kwok Alison G

Author:Grondzik, Walter T., Kwok, Alison G. [Grondzik, Walter T., Kwok, Alison G.]
Language: eng
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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

924 Chapter 19 Water Supply

Pump house

Hinman Creek

Drip irrigation

Canal irrigation

Ancient oak

Site Diagram

Wappo Indian Period

18th C.

19th C.

20th C.

Xeriscape meadow

( a)

Fig. 19.68 The Napa Valley Museum shows the history of

irrigation in northern California. (a) Site plan. Water, piped from

behind a small dam in the adjacent creek, flows through open

canals, then provides drip irrigation, eventually discharging to a

field of native plants. (b) The canals help guide the visitor through

the exhibit gardens. (Courtesy of Fernau and Hartman, architects,

Berkeley, CA.)

displayed in the context of the Napa Valley. The path

Handicapped People. American National Standards

of water in this model landscape invites visitors to

Institute. New York, NY.

explore canal irrigation of the eighteenth and nine-

ASHRAE. 2011. ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC

teenth centuries, as well as advanced drip irrigation

Applications. American Society of Heating,

and xeriscape plantings of the twentieth century and

Refrigerating and Air‐Conditioning Engineers.

beyond. (Xeriscape planting, as a part of the hydro-

Atlanta, GA.

zone landscape concept, was shown in Fig. 18.21.)

Banham, R. 1969. The Architecture of the Well‐

Tempered Environment. Architectural Press.

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C h a p t e r

Liquid Waste

Among other issues, ChApters 18 And 20.1 WATERLESS TOILETS AND URINALS

19 Considered the waste of resources inherent

in the use of potable water to flush toilets. This chap-

The array of waterless alternatives includes toilets

ter examines some consequences of this conventional in which chemicals or oil are substituted for water.

approach to bodily waste removal, along with alter-

These devices are commonly found in airplanes,

natives that use no water at all, and indeed that offer vehicles, and boats, as well as in remote and envi-to convert waste to a useful resource. For typical U.S. ronmentally sensitive areas. The chemicals must

residences, the potential impact of such alternatives be frequently recharged and the waste products

on water usage and treatment is shown in Fig 20.1

removed. Other waterless toilets temporarily treat

Almost every plumbing fixture within build-

the waste awaiting discharge to a sewer by freez-

ings is provided with both water supply and waste ing it, burning it, or otherwise packaging it so that

pipes.

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