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Case Study: Homeowner's Preference Trade-Offs towards Plumbing Systems in Pipe Failure Prone Area
Pinhole leaks in copper plumbing pipes have become a nationwide concern because these leaks cause property damage, lower property values, and result in possibility of adversely affecting homeowners' insurance coverage. Multiple attributes of a plumbing system including cost, taste and odor impacts, potential for corrosion, health effects, warranty, convenience of installation, and proven performance in the market are considered when choosing an alternative plumbing material. Two phase surveys are conducted with selected homeowners in pinhole leak prone area in southeastern US community to observe their revealed and stated preferences. Health effects, taste and odor of water turned out to be the most important factors from the survey. In real life, however, homeowners were not well aware of these safety issues related with plumbing materials. It is recommended that water professionals should work on bridging the gap between public perception and research results.
Case Study: Homeowner's Preference Trade-Offs towards Plumbing Systems in Pipe Failure Prone Area
Pinhole leaks in copper plumbing pipes have become a nationwide concern because these leaks cause property damage, lower property values, and result in possibility of adversely affecting homeowners' insurance coverage. Multiple attributes of a plumbing system including cost, taste and odor impacts, potential for corrosion, health effects, warranty, convenience of installation, and proven performance in the market are considered when choosing an alternative plumbing material. Two phase surveys are conducted with selected homeowners in pinhole leak prone area in southeastern US community to observe their revealed and stated preferences. Health effects, taste and odor of water turned out to be the most important factors from the survey. In real life, however, homeowners were not well aware of these safety issues related with plumbing materials. It is recommended that water professionals should work on bridging the gap between public perception and research results.
Case Study: Homeowner's Preference Trade-Offs towards Plumbing Systems in Pipe Failure Prone Area
Lee, Juneseok (author) / Bosch, Darrell (author) / Kleczyk, Ewa (author) / Tanellari, Eftila (author) / Dietrich, Andrea M. (author) / Lohani, Vinod K. (author)
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009 ; 2009 ; Kansas City, Missouri, United States
2009-05-12
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Environmental issues , Hydrology , Ecosystems , Case studies , Plumbing , Wetlands , Drainage , Water treatment , Water management , Water supply , Rivers and streams , Stormwater management , Hydrodynamics , Irrigation , Wastewater management , Damage , Sediment , Water distribution systems , Groundwater management , Water pipelines , Water resources , Water rights , Land use , Drinking water , Watersheds , Leakage , Hydraulic structures , Water quality
Case Study: Homeowner's Preference Trade-Offs toward Plumbing Systems in Pipe Failure Prone Area
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