Water Harvesting CalculationsWater Harvesting Calculations, Appendix 3 of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Vol. 1 Rainwater Harvesting Nomogram for Tucson, ArizonaThis diagram and a ruler can determine optimal sizes of rainwater tanks…
Compiled by Brad Lancaster The following resources were compiled as part of a workshop presented at the 2021 Rocky Mountain Natural Building Conference. Passive Water Harvesting – plant the rain Rainwater Harvesting for…
Shepard Family Farm and Cydery, Viola, Wisconsin, USAA wonderfully integrated, working permaculture farm, with snow-harvesting and -diverting shelterbelts and more.https://newforestfarm.us/ecological-design/
Wind Wind MapA dramatically visual, real-time map-in-motion of wind patterns and speeds in the continental U.S.hint.fm/wind Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba StoryA short video documentary about how William, a 14-year-old school drop-out from…
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 3rd Edition, by Brad Lancaster, Rainsource Press, 2019.See appendix 8 Wind Harvesting: Basic Airflow Relationships, Site Selection, Wind Pumping and Wind Power, Natural Ventilation, Windbreaks,…
Arizona Phoenix Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationCondensate is directed to a storage tank from which it is distributed to help irrigate the landscape. Habitat at the Phoenix Convention CenterTank storage…
Condensate Calculatorwww.buildinggreen.com/calc/calc_condensate.cfm “Condensate Water Recovery: Cost Effective Water Conservation” by Karen Guz, ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 47, No. 6, June 2005, pages 54-56.Great write-up of condensate’s potential and challenges. “Harvesting Air-Conditioning Condensate in Jeddah,…
Understand your drain plumbing with this free guide on plumbing for homeowners… The guide is Plumbing for Home Owners by Klickitat County (updated 12-11-2017). While this guide does not specifically cover greywater plumbing, it…
You don’t always need pipe to get greywater to the rootzone of the plants you want to water… A greywater puddle is an anaerobic, stinky problem. A greywater sponge of vegetation and mulch…
A great system for obtaining greywater from an existing interior bathtub or shower (against an exterior wall) with no access to the drains below the floor… You pump the hand pump a few…