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Application of wastewater treatment in sustainable design of green built environments: A review

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  • Rashidi, Hamidreza
  • GhaffarianHoseini, Ali
  • GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein
  • Nik Sulaiman, Nik Meriam
  • Tookey, John
  • Hashim, Nur Awanis

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Discharge of untreated wastewater is one of the most general performances threatening the local environment. Moreover, urban and rural regions are increasingly confronting challenges towards managing access to clean water supplies. Contemporarily, the growing interest in development of green buildings is observed while reflecting the necessity for creating environmentally responsive built environments. The main purpose of sustainability in green buildings is to mitigate the negative impacts of buildings and the respective lifecycle on the natural environment. It is essential to represent the substantial impact of green building evaluations as an inherent part of future building policies for creation of healthy living environments. Nevertheless, contemporary complex wastewater treatments process requires significant energy resources resulting in elevated emission levels. Likewise, diverse wastewater treatment practices may require considerable energy consumption deteriorating sustainability provisions. Consequently, this article proposes utilization of hybrid membrane wastewater treatment techniques to approach sustainable design of green built environments.

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  • Rashidi, Hamidreza & GhaffarianHoseini, Ali & GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein & Nik Sulaiman, Nik Meriam & Tookey, John & Hashim, Nur Awanis, 2015. "Application of wastewater treatment in sustainable design of green built environments: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 845-856.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:49:y:2015:i:c:p:845-856
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.104
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