Sentences with phrase «like rainwater»

How a notion as simple as «every woman should be the absolute mistress of her own body», could collect us like rainwater deliver us here.

Those who want the freedom of off - grid living can stump for extras like rainwater collection, solar power, and composting toilet.

It gets power from an RV - style hookup as standard, but those who want to cut the cord and run off - the - grid can do so with extras like a rainwater collection system, solar power, and composting toilet.

If objects in motion are like rainwater flowing through a gutter and landing in a puddle, then quantum objects in motion are like rainwater that might end up in a bunch of puddles, all at once.

Not exact matches

Food + Water > Water - Efficient Agriculture Techniques like effective rainwater harvesting and gravity powered irrigation allow for the continuation of high - yield agriculture while still saving water.

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.

I like to give the analogy that if you are living on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, growing all your own foods and gathering pure rainwater to drink, then you don't need to provide your child with supplements.

«We are working on a new model that will help us account for soil moisture and other factors like the impact of timber harvesting on rainwater infiltration and the location of communities,» Stark said.

Like other megacryometeors, the ice chunk had a chemical and molecular composition identical to that of rainwater derived from the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere.

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.

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

The 2 North Shore complex is home to 20 businesses with philosophies similar to Nooga Paws, and it boasts eco-friendly practices like collecting rainwater and growing live plants on its roof.

Inside, guests will find features like circadian lighting, and solar panels will be installed outside to provide power and water will be collected from rainwater.

You may not notice the passive solar system, rainwater capture or LED lights, but you'll be stunned by the floor plan, designed to make the most of the ocean views, and the extensive use of native woods, including in a helix - like central staircase in the airy great room.

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.

It features rain chains for harvesting rainwater, skylights, wide windows for passive cooling, and traditional building methods like earth plaster for humidity control and charred wood siding (shou sugi ban or a scorched - wood technique from Japan) for better protection against the elements.

Martin, in addition to rainwater harvesting, it would be great to have a conversation about what resilience looks like for a manufacturer of roofing products.

Besides the usual pictures, maps and details about alternative energy technologies for each site, the guide will list eco-friendly features such as urban chickens, electric cars, rainwater storage systems and the like.

McInnes told us the firm is currently working on a tiny home that draws inspiration from the Victorian era and includes features like a roof - based rainwater catchment system and secret compartments for food and weapons storage.

In the yard, we want to create a retreat like planting extravaganza — espaliered fruit trees along the fence, rainwater collection, veggie garden, low water plants and grasses, vine trellises an outside shower and more.

They integrate over 226,000 plants — some 200 species — with a host of other functions, like solar power and solar hot water generation, rainwater collection and acting as ventilation towers for the horticultural conservatories below.

Cultivating With Cardboard Next, following the contour of the land, the group dug out a pair of swales, or channels, and piled up the topsoil to create a raised bed surrounded by what looked like a small moat that would help capture rainwater runoff.

The product, which looks a bit like an inverted umbrella, features solar panels on the top surface, as well as a canopy to collect and funnel the rainwater into the filtration chamber, and integrates LED lighting underneath it.

How can our rooftops evaporate or collect rainwater like the tree canopy once did?

It has rainwater collection and solar panels, but what we really like is the way it has just big openings to frame views but no windows - pine doors can be folded out if the bugs get too bad.

Like providing appropriate housing for indigenous people living on the city centre fringe, providing sustainable infrastructure support for the burgeoning urban sprawl, reinvigorating discussion on urban renewal by population density consolidation, managing the extensive stormwater runoff that pollutes the beaches and waterways, while wasting precious rainwater.

For instance, if you have a piddly old showerhead, replacing it with a large, rainwater - style model will lend a subtle spa - like quality without costing a lot.

When you catch rainwater instead of sending it down the storm drain, it prevents pollutants like fertilizer, pet waste and roadway grime from dumping into local waterways.

A combination of a rainwater head and handheld fittings mean you have all the showering options you need, plus it makes it easy to keep a large enclosure like this clean.

The pair also treated themselves to a fixed rainwater shower, which creates a spa - like experience and injects a bit of luxury into the space.

-- swirls of wool like seahorses cresting on a wave; and rainwater pooling at its edges.