Water Leak Detection System
Possible Academic Connections: Civil Engineering, Business
Recommended project length: Semester
Remote learning possible? Yes
Brief description: Determine which leak detection system is the most effective and will cost the least for the University.
Project Description
Investigate various products that detect water leakage and will automatically shut valves to minimize losses; create written recommendations for the purchase of water leak detection systems. The written recommendations must include a triple bottom line cost-benefit analysis of the water leak detection system purchase with an expected payback period. Cost must include, at a minimum, system purchase cost, operating and maintenance costs. Benefits must include, at a minimum, savings from reduced water leakage, from reduced carbon emissions, and some financial measure of water users鈥 health, comfort, or convenience.
Resources Available to Students/Faculty to Complete Project
- 鈥淪pecifying Plumbing Leak Detection鈥 PDF
- Case study: 鈥淪hutting Down Plumbing Leaks in Commercial Mechanical Rooms鈥 PDF
- Water Flow (GPM) based on pipe ID and pressure chart
- Staff time
Resources available upon request.
Project alignment to OHIO Sustainability & Climate Action Plan
Please send final project deliverables to sustainability@ohio.edu for tracking and reporting purposes.