Sentences with phrase «rainwater collection»

Work included replacing the uninsulated concrete exterior with a high performance curtain wall and installing a large roof canopy containing PV panels and rainwater collection system for toilet flushing and irrigation.

LOVE the balcony and that it is totally off grid and with rainwater collection!!

Dubbed the Footprint at the Bridge, the building by Seattle firm Johnston Architects features rainwater collection and natural materials in an urban environment.

The structure is powered by an off - grid photovoltaic generator and a rooftop rainwater collection system.

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

Water: Water is primarily supplied by rainwater collection and desalinization.

Fazenda Tamanduà limits its water use to rain water, which is collected in rainwater collection basins, thus avoiding the depletion of the water resources.

Both sites now have potable water, made available through the Park District's rainwater collection program.

Given these benefits, some states, including even drought - prone Texas, subsidize residential rainwater collection systems.

The island infrastructure is comprised of rainwater collection reservoirs and Reverse Osmosis systems, three generators, telephone with fax, satellite television in the bar lounge, and free Wi - Fi internet.

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.

It has its own rainwater collection system that feeds into the indoor plumbing, in addition to the 120 - watt solar panel system to provide electricity.

The panels of the structures are made of recycled material and designed to incorporate rainwater collection, solar panels and vine - walls.

He also upgraded the home's windows and ductwork, replaced the insulation, put in a driveway rainwater collection system, and installed a geothermal heating system.

If you make it here to Berlin, you will enjoy games in the stadium with the largest rainwater collection cistern, 1400 cubic meters (368,000 gallons), in Europe; Nuremberg is a close second.

Once installed, they become new infrastructure for the house underneath: for example, allowing rainwater collection and the installation of solar panels with their pending roof.

This is perhaps the riskiest move they have made for a house built on spec - a complete rainwater collection and filtration system and a clivus multrum composting toilet system.

The bush location beside a river embodies these principles via permaculture gardens, solar power, solar hot water rainwater collection, greywater recycling, reuse of secondhand materials, habitat restoration, and so much more.

Referencing traditional terraced agriculture, this modern house with terraces has an integrated rainwater collection and irrigation system that would allow it to grow greenery.

Set up a backyard rainwater collection system or plant a «water-wise garden» of native species that are well - equipped for the local climate.

The i - House comes with a number of standard green features: R - 21 wall insulation, R - 30 floor insulation, R - 30 roof insulation, low - e windows, dual - flush toilets, galvanized metal roofing, corrugated steel siding, butterfly roof with rainwater collection, and no - VOC paints.

Also consider for rainwater collection for small farms that uses rock cisterns, pits lined with clays, graded gravel to ballast rock and capped with clays to reduce evaporation; these don't need concrete & steel, ballast rock is 40 % voids for capacity.

It features some energy - efficient design too, including rainwater collection and on - site filtering, hybrid heat - pump heating systems and energy - efficient appliances and lighting.

Planned to be completely independent of national infrastructures, water would be drawn from springs and rooftop rainwater collection.

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.

The company is undertaking a $ 1.1 million renovation that will add 125 solar panels, a rainwater collection system and other green improvements.

Florverde standards include minimized water use via drip irrigation and rainwater collection, boilers with air pollution filters, integrated pest control to reduce pesticide use, and environmentally sensitive waste disposal.

The house has a rainwater collection on the roof; the water is used to irrigate the plants and also feeds into the household plumbing.

Lockdown If the world is destroyed, two deep wells and a rainwater collection system will feed purified water into the silo.

To accomplish this task we will be using solar and wind energy, rainwater collection, and innovative farming practices to decrease our reliance on third parties for our operation.

Among its many features the school has 30 garden beds, a butterfly habitat and rainwater collection.

The plant also features a rainwater collection system and has more than 1,200 indigenous trees which were planted surrounding the facility.

The revenue generated here is used to fund various educational and conservation programs at the park, which is operated using ecologically responsible technologies, including solar and wind power, rainwater collection and systems for wetland waste management.

Balinese architecture and woodcarving, extensive collection of Balinese art, rosewood and mahogany hand - made furniture — in this small, private Eco-friendly resort — solar energy and rainwater collection — on a tiny, magical island in the Pacific...

The island itself is entirely eco-friendly and relies on solar power and a rainwater collection system.

It is a Whole Earth Catalogue of green systems, with a rainwater collection system; hydroponic garden to grown food for the community; biological wastewater treatment system to convert black water to greywater and potable water; earth tubes to funnel clean, natural air into the building through underground ducts; vertical axis wind turbines and solar panels for on - site green energy; and hydrogen fuel cells powered by methane, a byproduct of the wastewater treatment system.

And this building which will have rooftop gardens, water heated by solar, rainwater collection, natural light and ventilation and environmentally sensitive building materials will be deep in the heart of West Harlem (on 150th Street and Convent, for all you New Yorkers).

DIY Tips On Urban Permaculture Novack is currently raising money on Indiegogo, a site similar to Kickstarter, to build the two main components of Open Source Permaculture, a «Q&A Website + Wiki» and a free «Urban Permaculture Guide eBook» that promises DIY tips on plenty of TreeHugger's favorite topics, including balcony gardening, vertical gardens, guerilla gardening, school gardens, community supported agriculture, composting, and rainwater collection.

The Nicolas San Juan apartment building by Mexican studio Taller 13 is green wherever you look: it has solar water heating, rainwater collection, proper wall isolation, uses certified wood and non toxic paint, and it even has a waste management system.

The shape is somehow optimized for rainwater collection, which is then filtered for use.

The Footprint at the Bridge Project is a multifamily townhouse project that encourages daylighting, natural ventilation, rainwater collection (lots of that in Seattle), and healthy materials.

The new HSBC headquarters is over half a million square feet of green goodness, with rainwater collection, drought resistant landscaping, renewable energy, paper - free cafeteria all topped off with a green roof and going for LEED Gold certification.