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There are so many rainwater harvesting systems on the market, how do you know which one to choose? What makes one better than another? This page explains the advantages and disadvantages of all aspects of rainwater harvesting systems and components.
Oasis Rainwater Harvesting tanks are a one piece construction making the all too common leak problem impossible. They enable rainwater to be used for flushing toilets, laundry, garden and outdoor uses without adding to your water bills. Why use expensive drinking water to flush the toilet when rain is free? Rainwater contains no calcium, so windows dry streak-free, laundry requires the minimum of detergent as the water is soft and toilets never suffer from the dreaded limescale
Oasis Rainwater Harvesting tanks enable rainwater to be used for flushing toilets, laundry, garden and outdoor uses without adding to your water bills. Why use expensive drinking water to flush the toilet when rain is free? Rainwater contains no calcium, so windows dry streak-free, laundry requires the minimum of detergent as the water is soft and toilets never suffer from the dreaded limescale.
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Septic Tank Filters to filter wastewater from Septic Tanks and sewage treatment plants Waste Tech are proud to introduce the Final Effluent and Septic Tank Filters. Septic Tank and sewage treatment plant final effluent is filtered before discharge in most countries throughout the world, except for the UK and Ireland. The Wastewater Filter is fitted into the vertical part of the 'T' on the outlet pipe from the septic tank and removes up to 70% of the fine suspended solids from the discharging effluent of a septic tank and up to 30% from a sewage treatment unit, vastly increasing the quality of your wastewater and protecting the soakaway from blockage. It requires NO electricity and minimum maintenance - you simply pull it out by the handle, hosepipe it clean and push it back - simple as that!
Deva’s multi award winning Awatea and Kiri Satinjet™ showerheads now offer a lifetime guarantee including two-year parts and labour guarantee and a lifetime parts only guarantee. These truly innovative showerheads feature revolutionary Satinjet Twin-Jet Technology™ and use just nine litres of water a minute to save up to 40% on energy and water with every shower taken, without compromising on design or performance. The five Awatea and Kiri showerheads use pioneering Twin-Jet™ Technology to create 3,000 soft drops of water per second that drench the skin without feeling ‘needle-like’. Satinjet™ showerheads are easy to install, use and clean, yet are hardwearing, resistant to damage and adaptable to all water pressures, even unbalanced, ensuring they are readily manoeuvrable and safe for everyone to use, including the infirm and those with limited mobility. Satinjet™ - the ultimate luxury showering experience that save you money. Prices start at £76 including VAT.
Chris Nangle furniture will , showcasing three new ecologically responsible pieces of street furniture/public seating, at the eco build show in earls court from the 3-5 march 09 stand no gs7
SIMPLE SOLAR HOMESTEADING: Self-Help This book is for anyone thinking about or already living off-grid that wants to learn how to build simple solar projects to make life easier. Includes 12 plans with many pictures, drawings and material list. Learn to build: a solar cabin, solar composting toilet, solar water heater, solar food dehydrator, rainwater harvesting system, root/storm cellar, drill a water well and more... Also included: How and where to find cheap homestead property and a resource guide for homesteader supplies.
Harlands Organic Furnishings is proud to announce the UK launch of Oliveira Textiles first collection of environmentally-friendly fabrics. Oliveira Textiles hemp and organic cotton, high-quality fabrics are made in the USA. Their fabrics are produced to EKO sustainable textiles standards and the water-based, low-impact dyes adhere to Global Organic Textiles Standards.
Texture, Warmth, Originality, Beauty, and Nature: Omarno’s 2008 Palm Panel Collection embodies all of these qualities in this Eco-friendly material. Originating from the coconut shell, these handmade palm panels are produced from a completely biodegradable and renewable resource.Palm Panels come in both three-dimensional and smooth finishes providing endless opportunities to create visionary projects that demand a strong aesthetic statement whilst still being considerate to the environment. Available in sheets as large as 1220mm x 2440mm, the option for full wall installations is possible.
Sanford Housing Co-op is nearing the end of a retrofit to reduce its CO2 emissions reduced by 60%. The project, managed by J3 Building Futures, has seen the installation of Biomass boilers and Solar Hot Water on a street of 14 houses and 6 flats along with energy efficiency measures including cavity-wall, loft insulation, improved natural daylighting and ventilation, and heat-recovery. The project in New Cross, was conceived by the residents when deciding to refurbish the 1970's street. A spokesperson for J3 says, ’This may be the first time an entire UK street has been retrofitted with renewable energy technologies’. Environmental concern has underpinned the scheme with all materials being low-toxic or from sustainable sources. Demolition waste has been separated for re-use and low-energy appliances fitted where possible. The final stage of the project is to install ‘eco-kitchens’ and implement a strategy to reduce CO2 by 80% by 2020.
It's a simple formula, a finite supply plus unlimited use, soon equals no supply. The way we currently live and work is not sustainable; we are using irreplaceable resources at a faster rate every day. At i-B we take a more pragmatic approach to all of this. Technology isn't going to go away; the genie is out of the bottle and no matter what some people think it is not going to be that easy to stuff it back into the bottle. We believe the sustainable way forward is to utilise the best that current technology has to offer, to continue developing more efficient technologies and couple that with frequent, small, incremental improvements in our use of resources and in the way we l work and live will result in a huge change. It isn't going to happen overnight, but small changes make a big difference when added together.
Harlands Organic Furnishings offer an exclusive combination. We bring together manufacturers of the finest organic textiles and our own expertise in the furnishings and upholstery profession to produce chemical-free, eco friendly upholstered furniture, curtains and blinds. We care passionately about the earth’s fragile environment and we have an ethical business philosophy which guides all our work in terms of both ecological and fair trade issues. We hope that through our principled approach to production that our clients will know that they are obtaining products of the finest quality that have been produced in a way that guarantees minimal environmental impact. It is this type of ethos which make Harlands the last word in eco-elegance for the home.
Wost Man Ecology AB, Sweden Wostman was founded 1992 to promote convenient eco-toilets in porcelaine based on urine diversion. The urine and faeces are collected in cisterns in a closed system, the volumes are minimized and recycling of nutrients is simple and easy. Leakage is avoided totally. No pollution of water whatsoever! Three different ways to treat the faeces: Dry handling, vacuum transport and conventional flush. Dry handling and fan ventilation makes the toilet room totally free from odour and offers the perfect comfort! The urine section is cleaned each time by a rinsing flush 0,1 litres. Our "instant" vacuum system is unique. No constant vacuum, the vacuum is created the moment it is needed. Flush volumes: faeces 0,6, urine 0,1 litres. Reliable and cheap with extremely low energy consumption. www.wost-man-ecology.se info@wost-man-ecology.se
Established in 1896, Baufritz is a multi award winning pioneer in ecological timber house construction. With its headquarters in Germany, and a UK office in Cambridge, Baufritz offers stunning, high quality homes which provide a healthier way of living and an eco-friendly building approach. Each house can incorporate aspects of modern and traditional living but always with an emphasis on ecology and wellbeing. Baufritz combines sustainable ecology and the highest energy efficiency in all its buildings and has been leading the eco-friendly housing market through its provision of carbon positive homes. Every Baufritz house is carbon positive to the extent that each house locks away at least 50 tonnes more CO2 than is emitted during its construction and. 50 tonnes of CO2 is equivalent to that emitted by a modern family car doing 6,200 miles per year, every year for 20 years.
Imagine leaving a window open all winter long -- the heat loss, cold drafts and wasted energy! If your home has a folding attic stair, a whole house fan or AC Return, a fireplace or a clothes dryer, that may be just what is occurring in your home every day. These often overlooked sources of heat loss and air leakage can cause heat to pour out and the cold outside air to rush in -- costing you higher heating bills. But what can you do about the five largest “holes” in your home -- the folding attic stair, the attic access door, the whole house fan or AC return, the fireplace, and the clothes dryer? Here are some tips and techniques that can easily, quickly and inexpensively seal and insulate these holes.
Fireplaces are the largest intentional opening in the home, costing U.S. families over $6,100,000,000 (based on figures as of March 2005) each year in wasted energy costs. Like a door or window, fireplaces are openings to the outdoors and should be weatherstripped to prevent the loss of heated and/or cooled air. By weatherstripping the fireplace, several benefits are achieved including improved comfort, energy conservation, reduced energy costs, reduced noise, and improved indoor air quality.
This project at Thorpe Park in Leeds represents a major challenge to the UK property industry. The brief was to provide serviced office accommodation to a standard developer specification, but with extremely low Carbon emissions. This project has resulted in the first speculative, genuinely sustainable building in the UK. The building has been awarded the highest ever score under the BREEAM environmental assessment method. The building demonstrates a whole range of novel technologies for energy conservation including passive solar heating, active floor slab cooling, mixed mode ventilation and CHP. Resource conservation is addressed with a very high proportion of recycled materials in the construction, rainwater recycling and the use of vacuum rather than water-based drainage.
AthyECOSlate by utilising recycled plastics as its base material manufactured to our exact specification , means that you are using an environmentally friendly product. We also buy back all unused slates and offcuts for reuse so that there is no waste material. By using AthyECOSlate you are saving a natural resource (natural slate) or saving on the use of environmentally unfriendly tiles such as cement. The recycled plastic materials we use in our manufacturing process have gone through a rigorous specification and testing process to ensure that every batch we use is fully certified to conform with our specification. Our quality system ensures that every slate produced can be traced back to its original batch and our manufacturing process ensures that each slate is consistent in terms of quality, thickness, weight and colour.
Australian company Durra is hitting runs on the world stage with a revolutionary product that offers time and cost advantages in constructing ceiling and wall systems where superior noise attenuation and thermal insulation is a necessity. “Durra ceiling and wall panels are strong, durable, and impact-resistant.” “They contain a thick, densely compacted fibre core, made from either rice straw or wheaten straw, both of which are plentiful, renewable resources that we are able to process without using chemical binding agents or producing toxic waste.” “Durra’s densely compressed fibre core carbonises when exposed to flame, and with a fire-rated, panel-to-panel joint, Durra has a one-hour fire resistance rating.” Durra’s Managing Director Derek Layfield said.
Ecocem Ireland announces record reductions of a ½ million tonnes of CO2 emissions in Ireland. This month Ecocem cemented its position as the leading player for sustainable development in Ireland. In only its third year of production, the operation of this small company has already resulted in a reduction in emissions of over ½ a million tonnes of CO2.GGBS production involves no quarrying, results in virtually zero CO2 emissions and significantly extends the life cycle of concrete structures.
Kirei Board is an engineered panel product constructed from the stalks of the Sorghum plant grown around the world for food. The stalks left over after harvest are heat-pressed with a non-toxic adhesive to form lightweight, strong, unique Kirei Board. The Kirei Board presents an ideal solution for a range of applications including Wall Covering, Ceilings, Cabinetry, Cabinet doors, Furniture, Retail Displays, Flooring.
