Intense drought conditions in the Western United States are driving the increase of rainwater harvesting system installations to conserve potable water sources. Dec. 14, 2022 For commercial and ...

Back in the day, as "they" say, it was more common than not for folks to collect their rainwater and use it for a variety of tasks. A barrel at the end of the rainspout could collect enough to water ...

MIT researchers designed a device that quickly recovers drinking water from an atmospheric water harvesting material. The ...

MIT engineers have created a way to pull clean drinking water from air far faster than current atmospheric water-harvesting ...

This blog post is written by Matt Clark, PE, Principal, SSR; Steven Kleinschmidt, PE, LEED AP, Plumbing Engineer, SSR; and Hannah Walter, PE, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, Sustainability Consulting Manager, ...

Standard AWH systems rely on sorbents — materials that are excellent at absorbing moisture from the air but struggle to let ...

Rainwater harvesting is a sustainable solution to water scarcity. It's the ingenious capturing and storing of rainwater for various purposes like irrigation, landscaping and household needs. This ...

Reduces stormwater run-off to reduce water pollution and flash flooding. Instead of taking advantage of rainwater as a resource, most landscapes encourage it to leave the property as soon as possible.

ROANOKE, VA—For David Crawford, president, Rainwater Management Solutions, his dedication to rainwater management and conservation is admirable. The mission of the company is to educate and provide a ...

In the Republic of Rwanda, a small landlocked nation in central Africa, potable water is rare. With about nine million people, Rwanda is the most densely populated nation on the continent. In 1994, ...

If you live in one of four major U.S. cities chances are you’re letting the benefits of a ubiquitous natural resource go right down the drain — when it could be used to cut down your water bill.

While a single downpour can deliver thousands of litres of water to a rooftop, in most cities much of it rushes away unused into stormwater drains. In Coimbatore, civic engineers are turning that ...