Estimación de la demanda de agua en centros educativos: caso de estudio facultad de ciencias ambientales de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia

Abstract

Water management in educational centers involves identifying and quantifying water demand for different uses given in those institutions. This paper presents the characterization of water demand in the Environmental Sciences Faculty, Technological University of Pereira, identifying users and their habits, in order to generate understanding processes and management tools that allow starting programs related to water efficiency. First, the project identified the elements of the water supply system in the building and the different water uses were classified. Under observation techniques, dialogue with users and installing a half inch volumetric meters R-160, were measured water consumption of each user. From this information it was determined the consumption and demand for each use in the faculty. Finally, demand indicators were calculated and it was proposed a mathematical model for the calculation of water consumption in an educative center.

Keywords:

Centros educativos

demanda de agua

gestión del recurso hídrico

usuarios

Educative center

water demand

water management resource

users

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