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Condensate Harvesting Publications and Online Resources

Condensate Calculator
www.buildinggreen.com/calc/calc_condensate.cfm

“Condensate Water Recovery: Cost Effective Water Conservation” by Karen Guz, ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 47, No. 6, June 2005, pages 54-56.
Great write-up of condensate’s potential and challenges.

“Harvesting Air-Conditioning Condensate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Beyond” by Brad Lancaster
www.harvestingrainwater.com/2010/07/07/harvesting-air-conditioning-condensate-in-jeddah-saudi-arabia-and-beyond

Alternative Water Sources: Supply-Side Solutions for Green Buildings
Scroll down to the Air-Conditioner Condensate section on this page for good info:
www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2008/4/29/Alternative-Water-Sources-Supply-Side-Solutions-for-Green-Buildings

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 3rd Edition, by Brad Lancaster
Includes a table helping you estimate air-conditioner condensate, evaporative-cooler, and reverse-osmosis discharge volumes; Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus charts giving you energy and water consumption and carbon emission figures for condensate and other waters; and myriad tips on water-harvesting earthworks/rain gardens that passively and freely harvest condensate and other on-site waters to produce and enhance multiple on-site resources.
https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/product/rainwater-harvesting-for-drylands-and-beyond-volume-1-3rd-edition-new-2019/

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2, 2nd Edition by Brad Lancaster
Step-by-step instruction on creating water-harvesting earthworks/raingardens utilizing condensate and many other on-site waters.
https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/product/rainwater-harvesting-for-drylands-and-beyond-volume-2-3rd-edition-new-2019/

Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus data on condensate and other waters
www.harvestingrainwater.com/water-energy-carbon-nexus

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