Water Management Scheme Saves Every Last Drop
A remarkable community in Germany is collecting rainwater, keeping water consumption low and producing energy from recycling its own waste. Read more →
by Leah Jones
Rainwater Pump Runs On The Sun
ITT Flow Control's new solar-powered rainwater pump allows you to water gardens and wash cars without using utility water or grid electricity. Read more →
How Being Social Can Combat Water Scarcity
A biomedical engineer explains a way in which modern technology and ancient social customs could combat water scarcity by way of rainwater harvesting. Read more →
Rainwater Irrigation System Solar Powered
The Garden Sitter is a rain barrel system designed to water your garden while you're away--for weeks or even months--via solar power and traditional irrigation. Read more →
EPA Promotes Green Infrastructure Strategy
In an effort to help cities across the country reduce pollution and go greener, the EPA will be helping cities focus on strategies for stormwater management. Read more →
Hydroleaf Concept Purifies Solar Water
A new urban concept design by Mostafa Bonakdar uses a solar panel-equipped urban shelter to capture and purify rainwater for drinking, while providing light. Read more →
UC Davis Opens Uber Eco Teaching Winery
A new, sustainably designed complex at UC Davis claims to be "the most technologically advanced and environmentally sophisticated winery in the world." Read more →
by Pete Danko
14 Year Old New Yorker’s Science Project: His New Net Zero Home
After a tragic fire, Jeremy Durbin's house in Southampton, NY, is slated for rebirth as one of the first working models of a true net-zero house. Read more →
Villa Eco House Puts Interesting Twist On Green Home Design
A new home by architect Daniel Libeskind utilizes the latest in eco-design with a high-concept aesthetics inspired, in part, by a cluster of crystals. Read more →
Blue Forest Eco-Classroom Designed To Work Off Grid
A new eco-classroom at the Benenden School in Kent is believed to be the first building in the UK featuring hot and cold drinking water provided exclusively by rainwater, processed via a green roof and solar power. Read more →
