Technified bajareque. Evaluation of embodied water compared to conventional building
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https://doi.org/10.26439/limaq2024.n14.6880Keywords:
embodied water, water stress, sustainable construction, wattle and daubAbstract
One of the great challenges facing humanity is the conservation of natural resources as valuable as water. However, overexploitation motivated by intense industrialization processes compromises water security for future generations. Because the construction industry is one of the largest consumers of water, it is necessary to design construction systems that contribute to water sustainability. The objective of this work is to develop a comparative analysis between a conventional construction system and an mixed one called Bajareque Tecnificado, which uses earth frameworks, built at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Torreón Unit, Mexico, based on a quantitative method that evaluates the embodied water per component of each construction system. The results indicate that the Bajareque Tecnificado system reduces total water consumption by up to 25 % compared to conventional buildings.
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