Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus

The super-economic aerators are parts installed in taps, which aim to provide water saving, decreasing its flow and keeping the use convenience by the user. A project was prepared with the purpose of promoting the rational water use and optimize the University resources through the installation of s...

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Main Authors: Castagnato, Renata, Bau, Demercios Bueno, Vale, Vicente Costa, Silva, Marivaldo Sousa da, Almeida, Jose Pereira de, Silva, Claudinei Crivelari da
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author Castagnato, Renata
Bau, Demercios Bueno
Vale, Vicente Costa
Silva, Marivaldo Sousa da
Almeida, Jose Pereira de
Silva, Claudinei Crivelari da
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Silva, Marivaldo Sousa da
Almeida, Jose Pereira de
Silva, Claudinei Crivelari da
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container_reference Resumo dos trabalhos do SIMTEC Simpósio dos Profissionais da UNICAMP; v. 6 (2016): Temática: UNICAMP 50 ANOS - Memórias, Experiências e Trajetórias profissionais; 234-234
description The super-economic aerators are parts installed in taps, which aim to provide water saving, decreasing its flow and keeping the use convenience by the user. A project was prepared with the purpose of promoting the rational water use and optimize the University resources through the installation of super-economic aerators in sink taps from Unicamp's Barão Geraldo campus Units and Authorities. In a first project step, 3,522 taps were identified, compatible with the installation of these parts. Then, a Pilot Project was developed at the Basic Cycle II building, where an average 30% water saving was observed after the aerator installation. On the last step, after the installation of more than 3,000 parts throughout the campus, an average decrease of 15% in the monthly water consumption was observed, according to measurement by SANASA. This percentage accounts for an approximate average volume of 11 million liters of water per month, generating a monthly saving of BRL 396,000 and annual saving of BRL 4 million, according to the rate of BRL 36 per cubic meter (average), charged by SANASA to the University. It is important to emphasize that other measures taken promptly by the University also contributed partially to obtain this saving, but the project results showed the possible water saving potential, taking into account that in every tap where the super-economic aerator was installed, there is an average saving of 4 liters of water per minute.
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spelling ojs-article-98672025-11-05T14:29:23Z Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus Uso racional da água - instalação de arejadores supereconômicos nas unidades do campus Castagnato, Renata Bau, Demercios Bueno Vale, Vicente Costa Silva, Marivaldo Sousa da Almeida, Jose Pereira de Silva, Claudinei Crivelari da Economia de água. Arejador superconômico. Torneiras. Universidade. The super-economic aerators are parts installed in taps, which aim to provide water saving, decreasing its flow and keeping the use convenience by the user. A project was prepared with the purpose of promoting the rational water use and optimize the University resources through the installation of super-economic aerators in sink taps from Unicamp's Barão Geraldo campus Units and Authorities. In a first project step, 3,522 taps were identified, compatible with the installation of these parts. Then, a Pilot Project was developed at the Basic Cycle II building, where an average 30% water saving was observed after the aerator installation. On the last step, after the installation of more than 3,000 parts throughout the campus, an average decrease of 15% in the monthly water consumption was observed, according to measurement by SANASA. This percentage accounts for an approximate average volume of 11 million liters of water per month, generating a monthly saving of BRL 396,000 and annual saving of BRL 4 million, according to the rate of BRL 36 per cubic meter (average), charged by SANASA to the University. It is important to emphasize that other measures taken promptly by the University also contributed partially to obtain this saving, but the project results showed the possible water saving potential, taking into account that in every tap where the super-economic aerator was installed, there is an average saving of 4 liters of water per minute. Os arejadores supereconômicos são peças instaladas em torneiras que visam proporcionar economia de água diminuindo sua vazão mantendo o conforto de utilização pelo usuário. Foi elaborado um projeto com o objetivo de promover o uso racional da água e otimizar os recursos da Universidade por meio da instalação de arejadores supereconômicos em torneiras de lavatórios das Unidades e Órgãos do campus Barão Geraldo da Unicamp. Em uma primeira etapa do projeto, foram identificadas 3.522 torneiras compatíveis com a instalação destas peças. Em seguida, foi desenvolvido um Projeto Piloto no prédio do Ciclo Básico II onde foi verificada uma economia média de água de 30% após a instalação dos arejadores. Na última etapa, após a instalação de mais de 3.000 peças em todo o campus, observou-se uma redução média de 15 % no consumo de água mensal, conforme medição da SANASA. Esta porcentagem representa um volume aproximado médio de 11 milhões de litros de água por mês gerando uma economia mensal de R$ 396 mil e anual de mais de 4 milhões de reais conforme a tarifa de R$ 36 por metro cúbico (média) cobrada pela SANASA para a Universidade. É importante ressaltar que outras medidas tomadas pontualmente pela Universidade também contribuíram em parte para a obtenção desta economia, mas os resultados do projeto mostraram o potencial possível de economia de água tendo em vista que em cada torneira onde o arejador supereconômico foi instalado há uma economia média de 4 litros de água por minuto. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) 2016-10-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Análise lógica Analytical Research application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/simtec/article/view/9867 10.20396/simtec.vi6.9867 Resumo dos trabalhos do SIMTEC Simpósio dos Profissionais da UNICAMP; v. 6 (2016): Temática: UNICAMP 50 ANOS - Memórias, Experiências e Trajetórias profissionais; 234-234 2525-5398 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/simtec/article/view/9867/9309 Copyright (c) 2016 Renata Castagnato, Demercios Bueno Bau, Vicente Costa Vale, Marivaldo Sousa da Silva, Jose Pereira de Almeida, Claudinei Crivelari da Silva https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
spellingShingle Castagnato, Renata
Bau, Demercios Bueno
Vale, Vicente Costa
Silva, Marivaldo Sousa da
Almeida, Jose Pereira de
Silva, Claudinei Crivelari da
Economia de água. Arejador superconômico. Torneiras. Universidade.
Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus
title Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus
title_full Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus
title_fullStr Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus
title_full_unstemmed Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus
title_short Rational water use - Installation of super-economic aerators at the campus
title_sort rational water use - installation of super-economic aerators at the campus
topic Economia de água. Arejador superconômico. Torneiras. Universidade.
url https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/simtec/article/view/9867
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