Chapter 9 Water and Basic Design
“The next great world crisis will be water supply.”
2 issues: keep water out
since 19th century, distribute water
Read through the whole chapter:
9.1 water’s contribution to lifestyle and architecture
nourishment,
cleansing and hygiene,
ceremonial,
transportation of waste (sanitary and storm sewers)
cooling (real and psychological)
ornamental (reflectivity, sound, boundary)
protection (fire)
9.2 the hydrologic cycle (groundwater and water table)
9.3 basic planning
water supply Rome 38 g/cd, LA 182 g/cd
cisterns
# plumbing fixtures table p. 536
sewage, septic
9.4 rainwater, similarity between solar and rainwater collection, initial first cost
9.5 collection and storage,
sizing,
John Andrews house p. 549
9.6 rainwater and site planning
roof retention
porous pavement
gravel filled trenches
9.7 components
gutters and rain water leaders, decorative potential
Of interest:
Fig. 9.1
Fig. 9.8
Fig. 9.9
Fig. 9.14
Fig. 9.16
Fig. 9.26
Table 9.2
Table 9.3
Table 9.8
Chapter 10 Water Supply
10.4 other water treatments
a) aeration
c) softening
f) distillation
10.5 water sources
a) wells
b) pumps
c) pressure tanks, elevated tanks should equal 2 days average water use
10.6 hot water systems and equipment
c) tankless water heaters
e) central versus distributed equipment
f) distribution trees
g) variable storage temperature
h) conventional water heater selection
i) solar water heating
heating swimming pools
passive system
active system
direct system
indirect system
batch systems
thermosiphon systems
closed loop freeze resistant systems
drain back systems
drain down systems
air to liquid systems
phase change systems
j) heat pump water heaters
10.7 fixtures and water conservation; an idea of what is available
10.9 water distribution
10.11 irrigation
Of interest:
Fig. 10.18
Fig. 10.19
Fig. 10.27
Fig. 10.29
Fig. 10.31
Fig. 10.33
Fig. 10.37
Fig. 10.50
Fig. 10.51
Fig. 10.52
Fig. 10.53
Fig. 10.54
Table 10.8
Table 10.9
Table 10.10
Table 10.11
Chapter 11: Water and Waste
11.1 Read through section on alternatives to water toilets
fig. 11.2 C.K.Choi building at UBC
11.2 Principles of drainage
understand the need for traps and venting
11.3 Piping, Fittings and Accessories
know the possible piping materials and their properties:
cast iron, copper, ABS plastic, PVC type DWV (drainage, waste and vent), galvanized
steel
11.4 design of residential waste piping
stacks, back to back planning, required slopes Fig. 11.24
11.5 Design of larger building waste piping p. 697, 698
Fig. 11.30: typical plumbing drawing
11.6 On site sewage treatment
Septic tanks fig. 11.34, 11.37
11.7 On site multiple building sewage treatment
optional read through p. 714-728 alternative sewage treatment
You are responsible only for the material on Living Machines
presented by Prof. Hollebone
11.8 Large scale sewage treatment systems (optional)
11.9 Recycling and Gray water
know the definitions of potable water, rainwater, gray water, black water, dark gray water,
clearwater
Table 11.12
subsurface irrigation
Chapter 12: Solid Waste
12.1 Waste and resources
definition of high and low-grade resources
Table 12.1 Typical recyclable materials
Table 12.2 Solid waste sources
12.3 Solid waste in small buildings
Figure 12.4, 12.5
12.4 Solid waste in large buildings
Fig. 12.7 Collection process
Audubon House
12.6 The service core
Fig. 12.12 Service core configurations
Table 12.4 Service core pros and cons