Water is essential for human life, health and overall well-being, i.e. to reduce poverty and hunger. As day after day the earth's population and the need for water are increasing, whereas the amount of water is decreasing, it is becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy people's water needs. Due to the trend of urban population concentration, it can be said without exaggeration that the functioning of cities will also depend on the quantity and quality of management and distribution of water resources within cities. Drinking water from public water supply system is used in households to cover all types of daily water needs. In order to preserve water as much as possible, in terms of its quality and quantity available for human consumption, an integrated approach to water management is needed. Integral water management is essentially water production and consumption management. Zero-use water building is a building that collects rainwater and recycles its wastewater for reuse, eliminating the need for water supply from public water supply and connection to the sewer network. Appropriately collected and stored rainwater can be used multiple times in dwellings, gardens, yards, parks, for washing public areas, etc. The benefits of rainwater use are ecological and financial. A zero-water building is technologically feasible for existing buildings, but costs are quite high, and various other constraints also arise. This approach is most suitable for new buildings, where space for containers, additional pipelines and filtering systems can be set from the beginning. Zero-water buildings aim to reduce total water consumption, maximise the use of alternative water sources and minimise wastewater discharges from buildings. The paper will present the general concept of zero-water buildings and highlight the importance of water conservation.