Sentences with phrase «reduced rainwater»

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.

Improved access for the disabled was also provided, and hardy new plantings were put in place, which will help reduce rainwater runoff into the city's sewer system.

The mixed - use development will feature living roofs planted with tea plants to reduce rainwater runoff while also helping to cool buildings on hot summer days.

Preserving existing vegetation can reduce rainwater runoff, mitigate the urban heat island effect, reduce the energy needed for heating and cooling, and reduce landscaping installation and maintenance costs.

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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 installation of domestic rainwater harvesting systems leads to substantial savings for families on detergents and other additives used for laundry purposes, and also makes a valuable contribution to reducing this activity's environmental impact.

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.

By reducing the animal product contribution in the diet, global green water (rainwater) consumption decreases up to 21 % while for blue water (irrigation water) the reductions would be up to 14 %.

Researchers found that toxic concentrations of zinc and copper in water runoff could be reduced by 10 percent to 20 percent by 2035 if all cities in the studied watersheds implemented a law similar to the Los Angeles City law that requires new and redevelopment to infiltrate rainwater from a 3 / 4 - inch storm.

Dr. Diane Boellstorff, AgriLife Extension water resource specialist, College Station, said proper fertilizer application and efficient water irrigation can protect and improve water quality in area creeks, and collecting rainwater for lawn and landscape needs reduces stormwater runoff.

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.

If a builder puts in a system that makes the rainwater potable, then that owner reduces stress on the water grid as well as reducing future river flood levels.

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

Reduced vegetation eliminates the cooling effect of transpiration, and prevents the recycling of rainwater that sinks deeper into the ground.

Landscape irrigation that takes advantage of rainwater can reduce overall water usage by 30 % to 50 % per year.

Public spaces, such as parks, plazas, and playing fields, can encourage social interaction and active recreation while helping control rainwater runoff and reducing urban heat island effects.

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.

Additionally, rainwater is harvested and recycled, 92 % of main water consumption is reduced, and 100 % of wastewater is treated onsite.

A roof - mounted solar array provides electricity, and a rainwater collection system reduces water requirements.

Collect rainwater Collecting rainwater is another one of those activities that saves money in - and - of itself by reducing your water bills.

For self - builder James Byrne, building to the passive house standard was just one element of an approach that aimed to drastically reduce the environmental impact of his house — built from a hemp and lime system, it also features solar collectors, rainwater harvesting and natural wastewater treatment.