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2024-12-22T03:17:46-05:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150264473/could-reusing-the-condensate-from-air-conditioners-be-a-feasible-solution-to-mitigating-water-scarcity
Could reusing the condensate from air conditioners be a feasible solution to mitigating water scarcity?
Katherine Guimapang
2021-05-21T15:41:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e709a4bf6c9e0fad8de1981715ebc1f5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>What do a handful of Microsoft Corporate offices, the Austonian in Austin, the University of Arizona's College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLo6Gnpkg_0" target="_blank">building</a>, and San Diego International Airport (SAN) have in common? Each building practices air conditioner condensate reuse for alternative irrigation methods, cooling, and water conservation efforts. </p>
<p>While these are a few examples of buildings around the globe adopting this practice of water reuse, professor Jonathan Bean from the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/1908078/university-of-arizona" target="_blank">University of Arizona's College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture</a> explains the realistic outlook on condensate reuse. "Reusing condensate is important but not a critical piece in counteracting climate change," <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-11/dry-cities-look-to-reuse-air-conditioner-water?cmpid=BBD051121_CITYLAB&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=210511&utm_campaign=citylabdaily" target="_blank">he shared with Chris Malloy of <em>Bloomberg CityLab</em></a>. Instead, Bean believes there are more effective strategies out there like "making buildings smaller and reconsidering refrigerants." </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/77/77ff5a86777fb07028a09499dc284945.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/77/77ff5a86777fb07028a09499dc284945.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption> Image <a href="https://flic.kr/p/CqjEqx" target="_blank">© har__q via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)</a></figcaption></figure><p>"While the water volume from air conditioners h...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/129874643/kevin-daly-s-backyard-bi-h-ome-provides-affordable-housing-for-humans-and-wildlife
Kevin Daly's Backyard BI(h)OME provides affordable housing for humans and wildlife
Julia Ingalls
2015-06-18T15:40:00-04:00
>2015-06-22T21:18:30-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gn/gnte54xaz8txvwtq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Fittingly, Poolside’s version of “Harvest Moon” echoed off the wooden planks of the Broad Arts Center at UCLA on June 10th as a crowd of optimists, architects, and Ira-Glass lookalikes drank their way in and out of the opening reception for BI(h)OME, <a href="http://kevindalyarchitects.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Daly Architects</a>’ proposed “granny flat” solution to the L.A. Housing Crisis. The music was fitting because it was a laid-back cover of a much older tune: instead of raw passion, a more pragmatic vision of affordable housing was being unveiled, a 350-square foot, EFTE-enveloped, recyclable component-laden dwelling with wall cavities for bats, birds, and bugs. The students from <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/37807656/citylab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cityLAB</a> who manually assembled the mock-up of the BI(h)ome formed a lab-coat wearing cluster of “house doctors” as they stood behind Dana Cuff, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/105047/frances-anderton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frances Anderton</a> of KCRW, and Kevin Daly for a twenty-minute panel-style discussion about the future of housing in Los Angeles.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/dz/dzjpg28y8qkdfiz3.jpg"></p><p>Part sales-pitch, part design lecture, the discussion encompassed the difficulties that Lo...</p>