Sentences with phrase «rainwater harvesting systems in»

Acqua for Life, launched in 2011, has in its first three years raised funds for the successful implementation of water pumps, wells and rainwater harvesting systems in more than 60 communities and schools in Ghana, Bolivia, Mexico and China, providing around 150 million litres of water per year.

Through the construction of water supply systems in communities and rainwater harvesting systems in school compounds, Acqua for Life and Green Cross ensure community members, particularly women and children, have sustainable access to safe water.

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Syracuse University's Carrier Dome, in the background, received a $ 1.35 million grant to install a rainwater harvesting system.

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).

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 environmental benefits.

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.

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.

He also developed Michael Jones McKean's site - specific project The Rainbow: Certain Principles of Light and Shapes Between Forms, which produced rainbows in the sky over the Bemis Center through an integrated, sustainable system of harvesting and projecting rainwater.

There's a car battery here that stores the solar power, an 80 - litre water tank, gas tank for cooking, and piping for the rainwater harvesting system that collects water in the 1000 - litre tanks outside and waters the exterior living wall, which shades and cools the structure.

Other sustainable techs installed in the homes constructed by BaleHaus include rooftop mounted photovoltaic arrays, rainwater harvesting systems, and air - source heat pumps.

«You can go right around the heat recovery system, you've got the air source heat pump, the rainwater harvesting controls, the building management system (BMS) in there.

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

In true hybrid style, based on the Toyota Prius concept of efficiency, the home design combines pre-engineered building with energy conservation features such as a solar home shading system, a movable living green roof, and a 10,000 gallon water storage tank plus a separate 3,000 gallon tank for rainwater harvesting capability.

Examples include harvesting rainwater; installing grey water solutions that allow the re-use of water; installing boreholes; and amending air conditioning and HVAC systems in order to harvest the water generated by these technologies.