Novak / Van Giesen / DeBusk Designing Rainwater Harvesting Systems

Integrating Rainwater into Building Systems
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-42188-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, E-Book

Water conservation is one of the most effective sustainabledesign practices, yet few professionals know how to collect and userainwater effectively. Rainwater Harvesting the firstcomprehensive book on designing rainwater harvesting systems. Itprovides practical guidelines for developing a rainwater harvestingstrategy, taking into account climate, public policies,environmental impact, and end uses. Case studies are includedthroughout. Rainwater Harvesting is a valuablereference for architects, landscape architects, and siteengineers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Novak, Celeste Allen

Van Giesen, Eddie

DeBusk, Kathy M.

Über Autor(innen)

CELESTE ALLEN NOVAK, FAIA, LEED AP, is a respectedarchitect and principal at her Ann Arbor firm, Celeste Allen NovakArchitect. She is widely published on sustainable design andrainwater harvesting. Her work on sustainable design and rainwaterharvesting has appeared in Architectural Record and GreenSource magazines.
G. EDWARD VAN GIESEN, MLA, ARCSA AP, is the NationalSales Manager at BRAE/WATTS Rainwater Technologies. He brings realworld experience as a designer and builder of countless rainwatersystems. He is instrumental in the development of rainwater codesnationwide, and is an active participant with the ICC andIAPMO.
KATHY DeBUSK, PhD, PE, is an Assistant Professor ofEnvironmental Science at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. Dr.DeBusk is an expert in the field of innovative rainwater harvestingdesign. Her research and consulting endeavors focus on the use ofrainwater harvesting techniques to meet stormwater managementgoals.