Video lessons on Condominial Sanitation Systems

The so-called Condominial approach to the construction of water and sewerage networks was developed in Brazil during the 1980s as a response to the challenges posed by expanding services into peri-urban neighborhoods. While the condominial model has proved capable of meeting the considerable social and engineering challenges posed by these areas, it is also a generic alternative to the design of water and sewerage systems. (Jose Carlos Melo, 2005)

The methodology includes the participation of the individuals and owners who will be served and can often result in lower costs due to shorter piping runs. This is achieved by local concentration of sewage from a single "housing block". Thus a number of dwellings are grouped into a "block" known as a condominium.

Here you have video classes and materials on Condominial sewage systems prepared by specialists on the theme with several years of experience in projects, including the Condominial methodology's creator, Engineer José Carlos de Melo, who will present the course's introductory module. It's all available for free and includes several languages (for more details, see the list of course modules below and the languages available for each).