Sentences with phrase «as rainwater»

The core design concept was to provide a homeowner with easy access to a local barrel supply and all the parts needed to make that barrel function exceptionally well as rainwater harvesting system.

The idea needs a lot of work, but the concept of using structures that aren't going away to collect a valuable resource that is going away, well, it's an idea that we wouldn't mind seeing explored further, especially as rainwater harvesting becomes a growing issue.

In addition to the intelligent configuration of interior spaces, the home also integrates a number of sustainable features, such as rainwater harvesting, geothermal heating and cooling, and heat recovery ventilation, in addition to employing passive solar design principles.

For example, SCDA - designed hotels often feature eco-friendly practices such as rainwater harvesting systems, waste treatment plants, and architecture that minimises the need for air - conditioning.

As half of a home - building team, I helped design and build harmonious, sustainable and net - zero homes that incorporate clean air systems, passive and active solar energy as well as rainwater collection systems.

By collecting and treating non-traditional sources of water - such as rainwater, stormwater, blackwater, graywater and foundation drainage - the amount of potable water used has fallen by up to 50 % for residential buildings and 95 % for commercial buildings.

Making the city surfaces more permeable is an infrastructural change that has to be considered as seriously as rainwater harvesting.

As the rainwater fell through the atmosphere, it would react with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

analysis of small scale and intermediate technology projects such as rainwater harvesting and tanks, boreholes and pumps, fog water harvesting, smart irrigation and recycling 4.

Minerals such as iron, potassium, calcium, manganese, silicone and copper, which are picked up as rainwater infiltrates through magmatic volcanic rock in French volcanoes.

The cycle may continue as that rainwater eventually moves back into the atmosphere and causes more rainfall downwind from the original agricultural area.

As rainwater collects on the mineral - rich Mt. Halla, it begins to pass through 1,400 feet of porous volcanic bedrock, naturally purifying 16 water without stripping away any essential minerals in its 18 - year purification process.

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Locally known as baori, stepwells were tiered stone structures used to collect and store rainwater in arid climates.»

My 100,000 - square - foot roof produces two million gallons of rainwater per year and as the first solar array farm in the world, I will have no electric, water or gas bill.»

Rainforests act as natural water filters, keeping pollution and debris from flowing into water supplies; they also slow down rainwater, sending it into underground reserves.

Like most of our Caribbean neighbors, our Cruzan Rum operation in St. Croix collects rainwater in roof catchments and cisterns for use as a source of fresh water.

Adjacent to the Highland Park Country Club, the Skokie River Woods property is owned by the City of Highland Park and managed by the Park District of Highland Park as open space with wetlands and wooded areas providing open space, habitat, natural rainwater storage and infiltration in the North Branch Chicago River watershed.

«The cistern is planned to be above ground to capture roof rainwater as well as the water from the splash pad during summer use.

They then compared the oxygen isotope ratio in Yonderup dripwater with that predicted by a model (which simulated the dripwater δ18O based on measurements of rainwater δ18O), as well as that measured at a different cave in the region.

As a result, rainwater bounces off and collects as runoff, picking up impurities — including infectious bacteria from animal waste as well as harmful pesticides and fertilizers — on the way to municipal storm sewers, which in turn eventually empty out into local bodies of wateAs a result, rainwater bounces off and collects as runoff, picking up impurities — including infectious bacteria from animal waste as well as harmful pesticides and fertilizers — on the way to municipal storm sewers, which in turn eventually empty out into local bodies of wateas runoff, picking up impurities — including infectious bacteria from animal waste as well as harmful pesticides and fertilizers — on the way to municipal storm sewers, which in turn eventually empty out into local bodies of wateas well as harmful pesticides and fertilizers — on the way to municipal storm sewers, which in turn eventually empty out into local bodies of wateas harmful pesticides and fertilizers — on the way to municipal storm sewers, which in turn eventually empty out into local bodies of water.

The lush canopy not only serves as a good insulator but also collects rainwater, which the plants and soil filter and bamboo pipes deliver straight into the dog's water bowl.

One example is the Sukhomajri village in the Himalaya's where the community became well - known in the 1980s for coming together to stop Sukhna Lake from silting up as well as for harvesting rainwater, and in the process transforming their village.

For decades, scientists believed that the erosion of mountains caused carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere to drop, as silicate rocks newly exposed to rainwater would «weather,» taking up carbon in carbonate minerals that would sluice down rivers and be sequestered on the sea floor.

Vietnamese growers — some of whom are encountering falling water levels as a result of unsustainable groundwater use — are making reservoirs to collect rainwater for irrigating the cacao trees.

For this reason, this type of rainwater harvesting system is particularly recommendable in districts with high population densities, such as (in Barcelona) Sants, Verdun, Sagrada Família, Sant Antoni or el Guinardó, whose consumption of resources per m3 is up to 40 % lower than that of districts like Pedralbes, Sarrià, la Clota, el Bon Pastor, Vall d'Hebron or Vallvidrera.

Beyond the benefits to individual homeowners, rainwater harvesting can also be good for the local community, as it reduces the erosion, flooding and pollution runoff associated with heavy rainfall, and lessens reliance on public water supplies, alleviating some of the burden on utilities.

But it does contain four times as much mercury as local rainwater does.

A recent study from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and published in Environmental Research Letters looks at how efficiently «second generation» biofuel crops — perennial, non-food crops such as switchgrass or native grasses — use rainwater and how these crops affect overall water balance.

Major sinks, likewise: for example, as continents collided, mountain - ranges were formed, making phenomenal amounts of rock debris available to weathering - agents, of which carbon dioxide dissolved in rainwater is one of the most important.

In the middle of the night I rolled to the side of the tent, and as a result my entire right side is soaked in frigid rainwater.

The facility received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, as it has more than 20,000 solar panels, a rainwater harvesting system with up to 400,000 gallons to use in irrigation, and drought resistant plants.

The A-pillars likewise help to keep dirt away from the side windows as they feature special water guides where the rainwater hitting the windscreen is collected before being blown downwards and across the roof by the airflow.

A weatherproof container can be left outside to collect rainwater, which the cat can use as a water bowl.

Empty containers like standing flower pots, as they're likely filled with dirty rainwater, algae and debris.

As they advanced and ice built up, global sea level dropped and exposed the limestones on the caye to rainwater, which resulted in the formation of ther many caves and sinkholes (cenotes) on the caye and throughout Belize.

It will feature eco-friendly, sustainable energy construction elements such as reflecting roofs against the heat, systems to collect rainwater, seawater swimming pools and the use of indigenous plants that can stand Aruba's dry climate.

Brigitte heroically supplied us with buckets of water to do our necessary and offered us the use of her personal shower in the main house, as they had a rainwater tank which solved the problem.

The transformation of the building includes a new façade and upgraded building services as well as significant environmental initiatives such as rooftop solar panels, rainwater reuse in bathrooms and double - glazed doors and windows to reduce noise and increase energy efficiency.

Priding itself as a green hotel, MerPerle Hon Tam Resort mainly relies on the elements to lessen the impact on the environment, wisely utilizing solar and wind powers and collected rainwater to generate electricity and water.

The Great Ocean Ecolodge, an accommodation product by the Conservation Ecology Centre, operates on solar power, and uses rainwater collection as the primary source of water.

Cenotes are formed when the limestone that makes up the Yucatan Peninsula is eroded over thousands of years by rainwater, resulting in large «sinkholes» that appear on the surface, exposing hollowed - out caverns below that act as natural cisterns for water.

Microsoft revealed the game will feature dynamic weather that develops over the course of a race - you'll get puddles of rainwater that increase in size and depth as storm rages above you, while sunlight bursts through as you approach the finish line.

Holl's building features various sustainable building techniques, such as green roofing, double glass skin ventilated facades, rainwater collecting and recycling systems, and an adaptable day - lighting system equipped with computer - controlled sunscreens.

Not to be missed is Rebecca Horn's unforgettable 1987 Concert in Reverse, in which votive candles, irregularly tapping metal hammers, sizzling electrical charges and dripping rainwater animate and activate the ruined Zwinger building, a Medieval fortification more recently used as a place of interrogation, imprisonment and execution by the Gestapo.

The community center will host visiting artists and performances, as well as collect rainwater for the village.

Their bold proposal calls for a sleek ribbon - like pump device, about as wide as a lane of traffic, to be installed along the Major Deegan Expressway as a way to clean air, provide acoustic buffering, filtrate rainwater, and ultimately provide pedestrian access to a new green waterfront.

Sustainable technologies (off grid solar, rainwater capture / treatment, etc) and micro-furnishing options are on display, as well as an organic garden.

As part of the ACC green pledge, rainwater is collected on the roof of the building, which is then used to flush toilets.

Every home could be designed to harvest rainwater as well to provide more than enough water for showers and clothes washing.

Built as part of a community of tiny homes in Washington DC, this contemporary solar - powered tiny home collects its own rainwater and has a thoughtful interior to boot.