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About Dry Run: Preventing The Next Urban Water Crisis
Product Description When the rivers run dry--water solutions for a thirsty planet. In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for industrial, urban, and environmental reasons stirring up oceans of controversy, there is a growing thirst for innovative approaches to reducing our water footprint. Dry Run shows the best ways to manage scarce water resources and handle upcoming urban water crises. Featuring original interviews with more than twenty-five water researchers and industry experts, this book explains water issues and proposes solutions for homes, buildings, facilities, and schools. Examining the vital linkages between water, energy use, urban development, and climate change, Dry Run demonstrates best practices for achieving “net zero” water use in the built environment, including: Water conservation strategies for buildings, factories, cities, and Rainwater harvesting Graywater reuse and water reclamation systems Water efficiency retrofits On-site sewage treatment New water reuse and supply technologies Ideal for concerned citizens, building managers, homeowners, architects, engineers, developers, and public officials faced with charting a course in a more arid future, Dry Run overflows with practical solutions. Jerry Yudelson , PE, LEED AP, leads the Yudelson Associates consultancy and is a leading authority on green building, clean water, and sustainable development. He is the author of eleven books, including Choosing Green and Green Building A to Z . Review It's an important book for our generation and worth reading, particularly if you're interested in doing something about water scarcity before it becomes a massive societal problem. - Jetson Green Jerry Yudelson has written a major new book that underscores the significance and social importance of urban water conservation and what can be done to prevent potential disasters. Dry Run makes a persuasive case that urban water crises can be prevented, at the same time saving significant amounts of energy.- Green Builder Review "This book draws our attention to a critical, but often unrecognized, environmental challenge facing society in developed countries such as Australia and the United States: managing urban water supply. He makes a crucial connection that global policy makers should be aware of: Increasingly people understand that a comprehensive approach to the climate change challenge must look at water issues as equally important as curbing excessive energy use." ― Tony Arnel, Chair, Green Building Council of Australia " Dry Run is a compelling analysis on the full spectrum of one of our most precious resources, water. Yudelson has the unique ability of synthesizing the historical, present day and available technologies/solutions for the impending struggle we are and will face in regards to water conservation. A must-read for the novice and experienced as we move towards a "new water" sector." ― Ronald W. Hand, AIA, CSI, E/FECT. Sustainable Design Solutions " Dry Run provides a much needed and welcome examination of our impending water crisis and provides workable solutions to prevent it. It is a mustread for water resource planners and water conservation professionals." ― Bill Hoffman, PE, H.W. (Bill) Hoffman & Associates "Jerry Yudelson's book, Dry Run , will become an excellent "nonstandard" reference manual for water efficiency. It provides a basic understanding of past, current, and potential water issues. Whether you live in an area of drought-potential or not, Dry Run provides knowledge and benchmarks for the consumer, the engineer, the operator, and the politician to help us become more water efficient." ― Greg Towsley, GRUNDFOS Pumps Corporation. "This is the first book that provides the specific information that you need to "future-proof " your house and your business against water scarcity. If you act on the info
