Sentences with phrase «environmental rainwater harvesting»

(above, clockwise from top left) the walls of the eight units at Garville Drive were constructed from traditional concrete - block cavity - walls, with 100 mm of Xtratherm full - fill Cavitytherm board between the inner and outer leafs; Gyproc Airtite Quiet plaster behind 25 mm battens for the internal service cavity prior to installation of plasterboard, with airtightness detailing of key junctions using Siga tapes also visible; 150 mm Paratherm PIR insulation on the flat roof, part of a Moy extensive green roof system; a Kingspan Environmental rainwater harvesting system feeds garden garden taps at the development.

Water: Kingspan Environmental rainwater harvesting systems feeding a tap in the garden for watering plants and washing cars

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According to the thesis, apart from its environmental benefits, a rainwater harvesting system would allow an average saving of 119 Euros per year in the city of Barcelona, with savings ranging from 80 Euros and 158 Euros per year depending on the type of district (greater or lower population density in relation to the type of buildings).

The installation of domestic rainwater harvesting systems leads to substantial savings for families on detergents and other additives used for laundry purposes, and also makes a valuable contribution to reducing this activity's environmental impact.

This is one of the conclusions of a doctoral thesis presented recently by Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA - UAB) researcher Maria Violeta Vargas, in which she analyses the efficiency of domestic rainwater harvesting systems (RWH), quantifying their economic and environmenEnvironmental Science and Technology (ICTA - UAB) researcher Maria Violeta Vargas, in which she analyses the efficiency of domestic rainwater harvesting systems (RWH), quantifying their economic and environmentalenvironmental benefits.

For example, their massive store in Logan, Queensland won environmental design awards, due to the fact that it flushes it toilets and waters it's landscaping from harvested rainwater stored in two 300,000 litre tanks.

For self - builder James Byrne, building to the passive house standard was just one element of an approach that aimed to drastically reduce the environmental impact of his house — built from a hemp and lime system, it also features solar collectors, rainwater harvesting and natural wastewater treatment.