IPSIA CARLO CATTANEOComenius Project

Sustainable solutions 2010-2011

Project for a sustainable school

Water is fundamental…

for life…

Where will all this WATER end?

How can we preserve it ?

ECO-LIVING AND SAVING MONEY

Eco living is a priority for our future!

As we can hear and read natural resources soon will run out , first among them , the water. Despite the knowledge that is necessary for good survival of man and nature , very often it is most our careless use . Just think of the many occasions

when you can use recycled rainwater , thus preserving the water-bearing strata and wells . Rain water for many uses is better than the waterworks

RAIN WATERMore surface

More collection

With an areaof 180 m2 are collected on average 92000 liters

With 750 m2 are collectedon average 383000 liters

With 1500 m2 are collected on average767000 liters

AVOID WASTE WITHOUT SACRIFICES

The pie describes the average consumption of water and the possibility of using rainwater when drinking water is not mandatory.

Washing machine

Watering flowers

Car wash

Flushing Wc

Drinking and Cooking

Dishwasher

Body cleansing

Drinking water

Rainwater

How the does recycle system work?

• Collection: all impervious surfaces , which are not subject to the transit of vehicles, are suitable as assembly areas .

• Filtering : at the entrance of the tank is set up a filter that separates water from other elements.

• Storage : the heart of the system is the storage tank. We recommend underground tanks . These are hidden from view and protected from accidental damage and maintain the water cooler .

• Home use : the unit manages a house with dual plumbing system to separate drinking water which feeds the taps from rainwater for other uses.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SYSTEM

Surface collection

Subirrigation excessrainwater

Drainage

Rainwater collectiontank

Drinking water pipeline

Dirty rainwater drainWell of input filtering rainwater Pipes rainwater

Management control

For our school situated in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II… our goal would be to install a rainwater collection

system

Three dimensional section of Ipsia Cattaneo 1

Three dimensional section of Ipsia Cattaneo 2

Rainwater collectionTank (underground , 20000 liters)

Drainage

Three dimensional section of Ipsia Cattaneo 3

Rainwater collectionTanks (10 each of 2000 liters)

Drainage

Water consumption of our school

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water c ons umption without arainwater c ollec tion s ys tem

water c ons umption with a rainwaterc ollec tion s ys tem

Yellow is for flushing W.C

Blue is for general use

Advantages of a water collection system for a flushing W.C

water coming from a rainwater c ollec tion s ys tem

55%

water coming from the water s upply s ys tem

45%

Total consumptions with a rainwater collection system

water for general c leaning 20%

rainwater c ollec ted44%

water c oming from the s upply s ys tem

36%