Sentences with phrase «rainwater runs»

It is designed as a» hassle free self - sufficient system» in which rainwater runs down the specially angled roof into a water tank that can store up to 300 litres of water.

During the rainy season, rainwater runs into the canyons picking up speed and sand, re-shaping and smoothing the narrow passageways into the curving stones you see today.

What's interesting about Bordeaux, is that while it is generally perfect temperature-wise, it actually gets quite a lot of rainfall, and their lands are pretty flat preventing natural rainwater run - off.

Landscape architects and contractors with in - house design facilities will offer a number of storage solutions, from a walk - in timber storage unit, complete with its own «green roof» to prevent rainwater run - off and create a focus for biodiversity, to seating with built - in storage beneath it.

Productive green roofs combine food production with ecological sustainability, such as reduced rainwater run - off, temperature benefits such as potential reduction of heating and cooling requirements (resulting in reduced emissions), biodiversity, improved aesthetic value and air quality.

It commonly includes damage resulting from rain and rainwater run - off resulting from storms, but does not extend to flood where flood is excluded.

Replace any that are missing (measure the dimensions and profile first), to stop rainwater running straight off the end of a length of guttering.

Not exact matches

The scene that really messed me up was where the blood of Jesus from his crucifixion mixed with rainwater and ran into a cave where lepers lived.

«All of the rainwater - instead of running into the storm system - is consumed by the plants on the roof.»

In order to achieve this goal, landscape architects have developed so - called «green roofs,» which utilize living plant matter and soil on top of a building in order to absorb, collect and reuse rainwater while preventing run - off.

The ancient inhabitants of the mighty Indus Valley, in present - day Pakistan, had privies above channels of running water, whereas King Minos's palace on Crete, 4,000 years ago, fed rainwater through terra - cotta pipes to flush privies below.

The distinctive storm shield across the shoulders allows rainwater to run cleanly off the body.

Prior to the redesign, all rainwater was wasted — either flowing directly into a sewer - system drain or running off into surrounding properties.

The mirror housings are designed so that any rainwater hitting them flows outwards in a narrow groove running around the outside so that it can drip off at a precisely defined point.

Why were we not running downstream with all the rainwater?

Run by César Arias, the founder and soul of the Jardín Botánico, the Posada Corazón has solar power and recycles all its rainwater.

Everything was custom - designed, and Wolfe's home is entirely off the grid, capturing rainwater and solar energy to run her home.

Deforestation not only caused rainwater to run off rapidly in useless floods, they said, but reduced rainfall itself.

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.

Keeping soil water, surface run - off and rainwater out of the cellar needs serious consideration and some leakage may have to be tollerated.

In many places rainwater is not sufficient for current agriculture and the aquifers they rely on are running dry throughout the Earth (1, 2).

Why does something as simple as harvesting run - off rainwater from your roof have to be so pricey?

The top level of the roofs are covered in greenery to help absorb rainwater and prevent run - off.

They are turning ON their soils, enabling rainwater to sink into the earth rather than run off.

Every design should include a slope for rainwater and possibly snow to run off.

When rainwater can't soak into the ground, it runs along streets and parking lots and picks up pollutants.

When the cabin is finished, it will run on solar power, use rainwater catchment and a greywater system, be heated with a combination of solar and wood from our land, and use very little energy overall.

The smaller units appear to only have enough solar capacity to run the LED lighting, with shade and rainwater catchment being the primary benefits of the devices, but the tops of the higher capacity units look to be virtually covered in solar panels, which would generate electricity that could be stored for later use.

The hydroelectric resource potential depends on a combination of rainwater draining directly into waterways and the level of accumulated snowpack in mountainous regions that eventually melts and becomes run - off.

Most insurance policies will cover you for damage as a result of «storm,» «rainwater» and «run - off.»

It might be your window sill dip grooves — designed to shed rainwater so it doesn't run down the house wall — are blocked and need to be reformed.