TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovating the Urban Water System
T2 - Achieving a Net Zero Water Future Beyond Current Regulation
AU - Crosson, Courtney
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018, © 2018 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Recent extreme climatic events and failing infrastructure have increased awareness of the need for expanded resilience within urban water systems. Architects and engineers are more seriously considering integrating water capture and reuse technologies into projects; yet, the systems necessary to meet net zero water resilience are not currently legal for commercial use. This paper investigates the regulatory changes necessary to accommodate net zero water projects in Arizona. Institutional innovation in three critical systems—making rainwater potable, reusing water on-site, and decentralizing wastewater treatment—is needed to implement existing technology. Extrapolating from the removal of the identified barriers, this article sets forth a regulatory pathway for regenerative water design. For urban water reinvention to occur, institutional innovation will be as important as technological innovation.
AB - Recent extreme climatic events and failing infrastructure have increased awareness of the need for expanded resilience within urban water systems. Architects and engineers are more seriously considering integrating water capture and reuse technologies into projects; yet, the systems necessary to meet net zero water resilience are not currently legal for commercial use. This paper investigates the regulatory changes necessary to accommodate net zero water projects in Arizona. Institutional innovation in three critical systems—making rainwater potable, reusing water on-site, and decentralizing wastewater treatment—is needed to implement existing technology. Extrapolating from the removal of the identified barriers, this article sets forth a regulatory pathway for regenerative water design. For urban water reinvention to occur, institutional innovation will be as important as technological innovation.
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U2 - 10.1080/24751448.2018.1420966
DO - 10.1080/24751448.2018.1420966
M3 - Article
SN - 2475-1448
VL - 2
SP - 68
EP - 81
JO - Technology Architecture and Design
JF - Technology Architecture and Design
IS - 1
ER -