Waternomics project has selected specific pilot sites in order to target a large of end users.
Waternomics for domestic usage: Municipality of Thermi in Greece
The pilot in Thermi aims at domestic environment users. The main differentiation in that environment is this between adults and children in a family although different households have different priorities and incentives for participating in the pilot. However, this differentiation is mostly accommodated by the customization of applications towards each specific households needs. In this pilot the objectives of reducing water consumption and raising water awareness are also accompanied by the objective of changing users behavior and promoting education.
Waternomics for corporate usage: Linate Airport of Milan in Italy
The pilot in Linate serves a variety of users in a business environment each one having a specific role in the company’s structure. For some roles water related information is more crucial than others and in some groups information provided in a timely fashion is crucial while others can check details more casually. The target audience also reaches passengers are public dashboard will be used to give passengers a flavour of water saving opportunities.
Waternomics for public usage
Engineering Building of the National University of Ireland, Galway
The Engineering Building at NUI Galway (NEB) is a state of the art educational facility designed to be a ‘living laboratory’ where the building itself is an interactive teaching tool. The Engineering Building opened in 2011, it is the largest engineering building in Ireland and includes lecture halls, classrooms, offices, laboratory facilities, a café, and showers and bathrooms. The target user groups in this pilot include building managers as well as other teaching staff and students. The building accommodates approximately 1,100 students and 100 staff in 14,000 m2 of floor space on four floors. The majority of students are undergraduates aged 18-24 years
Colaiste na Coiribe School in Galway, Ireland
Coláiste na Coiribe (CnaC for short) is an Irish language secondary school with approximately 350 students and 25 teaching and administrative staff. The existing school is housed at a small city centre location. To facilitate the demand for places at the school and to address space pressures, a new 7,400 m2 school is currently construction at a new sub-urban location in Galway. Similar to NEB pilot, the target user groups include building managers as well as other teaching staff and students.