Estimated Impacts of Smart Water Meter Implementation on Domestic Hot Water Consumption and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Case Studies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. System Boundary
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Impact of SWM Implementation on LPCD
2.4. Evaluation of DHW-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Impact of SWM Implementation on LPCD
3.1.1. Southern Water Service Area, UK
3.1.2. San Francisco, USA
3.1.3. City of Sacramento, USA
3.1.4. Melbourne, Australia
3.1.5. Sejong City, South Korea
3.2. Evaluation of DHW-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3.2.1. Southern Water Service Area, UK
3.2.2. San Francisco, USA
3.2.3. City of Sacramento, USA
3.2.4. Melbourne, Australia
3.2.5. Sejong City, South Korea
4. Comparative Discussion and Limitations
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
7. Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Msamadya, S.; Joo, J.C.; Lee, J.M.; Lee, S.; Kim, S.; Go, H.W.; Lee, S.G. Estimated Impacts of Smart Water Meter Implementation on Domestic Hot Water Consumption and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Case Studies. Water 2023, 15, 3045. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173045
Msamadya S, Joo JC, Lee JM, Lee S, Kim S, Go HW, Lee SG. Estimated Impacts of Smart Water Meter Implementation on Domestic Hot Water Consumption and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Case Studies. Water. 2023; 15(17):3045. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173045
Chicago/Turabian StyleMsamadya, Spancer, Jin Chul Joo, Jung Min Lee, Sangho Lee, Sangrae Kim, Hyeon Woo Go, and Seul Gi Lee. 2023. "Estimated Impacts of Smart Water Meter Implementation on Domestic Hot Water Consumption and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Case Studies" Water 15, no. 17: 3045. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173045
APA StyleMsamadya, S., Joo, J. C., Lee, J. M., Lee, S., Kim, S., Go, H. W., & Lee, S. G. (2023). Estimated Impacts of Smart Water Meter Implementation on Domestic Hot Water Consumption and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Case Studies. Water, 15(17), 3045. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173045