Priority 5: Construction Benchmarks for minimal water use
[Research Priority]| Topic: | Benchmarks for minimum achievable water use standards for buildings (retro and new building, efficacy of certifications, use of pattern books). |
| Description: | Research in this priority area will focus on topics relevant to the building construction community, such as determining the minimum building standards for a “water-efficient” community, cost-benefit analysis of retro-fitting existing homes with low- or non- irrigated landscape design, economic evaluation of incentives, and gathering information to compare all landscaping and irrigation practices’ cost, effectiveness, and environmental differences between traditional landscaping and Florida Friendly Landscaping. Additionally, research in this topic area will examine who the decision-makers are, including builders’ and contractors’ influence metrics; their certification processes, and certification of irrigation and landscapes. |
- Research Projects:
- Airport Water Management Examples Using the BMP Manual
- Conserve Florida Water Clearinghouse
- Demonstrate and Evaluate Low Impact Design Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Task A...
- Design of New Testing Methods to Support the Flexible Manufacturing of Residential W...
- Development of a Low Impact Development Design and Construction Manual for Transport...
- Development of the Florida Green Engineering Education (FGEE)Program: Network of Flo...
- Florida’s Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (FlaWARN)
- Gravimetric and Laser-Based Testing and Regulatory Certification of Ecological and "...
- Green Roofs: An Urban Stormwater BMP for Water Quantity and Quality in the Subtropic...
- Green Roof Study for Treating Stormwater
- Landscape Development Intensity Coefficient for Little Bayou Metro, Arkansas
- Low Impact Development Analysis of Tumblin Creek Watershed Gainesville, Florida
- Madera Model Case Study: Documenting Resource Efficient Site Design Techniques
- Management of Pavement Area Runoff Using In-Situ Controls
- Research Service in Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs)
- Soil Moisture-Based Irrigation Control on St. Augustine Grass
- Toilet End Use Evaluation Methodology for Single-Family Residences in Tampa, FL
- Water Capture and Filtration Systems-Arid Rural Communities
