Water Consumption in Construction Sites: A case study in the city of Joinville/SC

Abstract

Understanding water consumption at construction sites is important because it allows knowledge of the factors that can influence demand in the civil construction sector and enables the creation of water conservation strategies. This article presents a multiple case study, with the objective of evaluating water consumption in four construction sites in the city of Joinville/SC. Which were studied and compared based on the following information: built area, number of floors, number of apartments, number of bedrooms and bathrooms per apartment, construction method and use of outsourced versus labor contracted by the construction company. The water consumption in m³/m² of built area, found in this study, varied between 0.139m³/m² and 0.376m³/m².