A detailed characterization of residential water consumption is essential for ensuring urban
water systems' capability to cope with changing water resources availability and water …

Smart city programs provide a range of technologies that can be applied to solve
infrastructure problems associated with ageing infrastructure and increasing demands. The …

The unprecedented consumption of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is occurring to meet the
needs of modern transportation electrification. Recycling-friendly designs intrinsically …

Climate change and urbanization challenge utilities' pursuit of water security worldwide.
While water utilities are directly impacted by climate change, their operations also contribute …

Achieving a thorough understanding of the determinants of household water consumption is
crucial to support demand management strategies. Yet, existing research on household …

Although energy efficiency is quite a cliché term, it is a topic that attracts an increasing
attention the last decade, especially in the context of cities and as a means to address …

Wastewater treatment is one of the major carriers of the water-energy-food-climate (WEFC)
nexus, and although the relationship between water and energy is well recognized, there is …

Smart meters installed at the user-level provide a new data source for managing water
infrastructure. This research explores the use of machine learning methods, including …

Presently, in several parts of the world, water consumption is not measured or visualized in
real time, in addition, water leaks are not detected in time and with high precision …

Throughout the past years, governments, industries, and researchers have shown
increasing interest in incorporating smart techniques, including sensor monitoring, real-time …