Water

April 13, 2010

  • What is Sustainable Site Development

    What is Sustainable Site Development?
    Here is an article on Sustainable Development:
    From Tom Barrett, Green Water Infrastructure.
    Sustainable Site Development
    Sustainable site development has the goal of preserving or restoring a site’s natural ecosystem. The most widely recognized definition of sustainable development is development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability [...]

  • Talk on Rainwater Harvesting

    Green Water Infrastructure Founder to Speak at the Chicago Center for Green Technology
    Tom Barrett, owner of Westfield, Indiana-based Green Water Infrastructure, is presenting “Rainwater Harvesting and Condensate Recovery – New Tools for Green Technology”, at the Chicago Center for Green Technology on Tuesday, April 20th from 6-8 p.m. Barrett will explain how the use of [...]

April 9, 2010

  • Rain water and drip irrigation

    Here is a great idea, combining rain water harvesting and drip irrigation.
    A couple of articles I came across, that explain more about it.
    Drip irrigation with rain water | Green-Trust.Org
    It’s gardening time here in the southeast, and our thoughts return to watering. Rainwater is my favorite source of water, as it’s free, and takes no energy [...]

January 13, 2010

  • Rainwater Harvesting Talk at the Eco Village

    On April 26th at the Eco Village, a talk on “ Rainwater Harvesting” by Brad Lancaster, was hosted by the Los Angeles Permaculture Guild.  To read the story go to the link below.
    Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom : LA IMC
    Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom by Jennifer Murphy Saturday, Jun. 10, [...]