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Urbanization is no longer a gradual population shift, the world is undergoing major development and is utilizing technology and energy to increase the rate of construction. With changes in today’s society and culture, people are rapidly shifting from living in rural areas to urbanized environments. The world’s demand for energy and water has increased. Energy and water are fundamental components of life, they can no longer be considered separated. The building sector is changing the future of energy, accounting for almost 40% of energy consumption in the World. In addition, access to sufficient quantities of acceptable water quality is a basic need for human beings and a pre-requisite to sustain development and welfare. Human activities and consumption are also major contributors to climate change. Scientists have predicted that these effects will cause a rise in sea levels, more frequent floods, and droughts, which in return affects our initial water sources. The loss of water support below ground due to urban growth is becoming a geologic hazard, which may lead to land subsidence and Earth fissures being steadily encroached upon. Hence, mitigation through governmental decisions and policies as well as new technology and education will have the greatest impact on the building sector. This paper describes the development of innovative urban water efficiency systems and a four-legged education curriculum addressing: (1) water reduction, (2) water harvesting, (3) water reuse, and (4) water energy generation technologies. Focusing on the effective use of water to practice a more www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3509 (on-line) WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol 165, © 2016 WIT Press This paper is part of the Proceedings of the 3 International Conference on Design, rd Construction, Maintenance, Monitoring and Control of Urban Water Systems

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Development of innovative urban water efficiency systems and a four-legged education curriculum addressing water reduction, harvesting, reuse, and energy generation technologies