BANK-ON-RAIN
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Designing a GREEN planet, one raindrop at a time!
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The Bank-on-Rain mission is to create grassroots " simple" solutions for collecting rainwater for consumption and agriculture in developing areas of the planet.
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http://www.Bank-On-Rain.com
http://www.esse-group.com/wordpress/innovators/bank-on-rain/
The Bank-on-Rain mission is to create grassroots " simple" solutions for collecting rainwater for consumption and agriculture in developing areas of the planet.
We have received many helpful links related to Bank-On-Rain, so it would seem appropriate to create a unique Twine for Bank-On-Rain. We are looking for all the help we can get.
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Indigenous Education Foundation of TanzaniaThe Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania has teamed with Engineers Without Borders (Portland, OR Chapter) to install a rainwater catchment system featuring a 60,000 liter site-built cement tank finished in 2009 and a second tank planned for 2010. The design and construction of the water ...
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Inhabitat » Savior Bud Device Produces Drinking Water from Tree LeavesSavior Bud Device Produces Drinking Water from Tree Leaves by Ariel Schwartz , 10/29/09 Drinking water is all around us — if we know where to look. The Giving Tree-inspired Savior Bud designed by Seol Ah Sun and Kim Hyo Jin is a portable device that attaches to tree leaves and slowly collects ...
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Savior Bud by Kim Hyo Jin and Seol Ah Sun » Yanko DesignMoisture Collectors Inspired by the Giving Tree, this project called the “Savior Bud” latches on to trees (one of Earth’s most generous living things) and uses it’s natural recycling processes to obtain water. In a simple process which basically involves collecting the moisture from the leaves ...
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A Plea to All Creatives: Stop Going to Work | Duffy Point of View | Fast CompanyA Plea to All Creatives: Stop Going to Work We are living in interesting times. Never before have we been so connected. Our ability to interact is nearly unlimited. Technology is a most formidable tool, the driver, a catalyst in the laboratory of life. Designers thrive on the information ...
Marcello Cividini
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UNEP sets threshold of 200mm annual precipitation for rainwater harvestA study by UNEP states that annual rainfall of as little as 200mm/year can provide the needs for african populations through catchment. This seems rather astonishing, but if correct, it opens up most of Africa as suitable for rainwater harvesting as a primary water source.
Michael Williamson
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Inhabitat » Savior Bud Device Produces Drinking Water from Tree LeavesFlora, see comments for previous post -- an "A" for original thought but . . .Michael Williamson added 3 weeks ago
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8Savior Bud by Kim Hyo Jin and Seol Ah Sun » Yanko Designpracticality and functionality always stomp on youthful exhuberance. Like rock, paper, scissors.. .•∞º˙ added 3 weeks ago
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Savior Bud by Kim Hyo Jin and Seol Ah Sun » Yanko DesignInteresting concept, but fails on two major counts. 1) Transpiration from the leaves is powered by evaporation, and once enclosed in the "Bud" this gradient is no longer present; and 2) The material and manufaturing costs of this device would exceed that considered as "appropriate technology" ...Michael Williamson added 3 weeks ago
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Poverty News Blog: World Bank President visits RwandaThe World Bank is a major source of funding for the Lake Kivu power project. Although rainfall catchment is too inexpensive and low-tech to attract World Bank attention, this project may indirectly be of help in getting some of our catchment equipment to Rwanda.Michael Williamson added 3 months ago
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Our Water Project Completed! « Social Design: Cause & EffectI guess we should talk to the Rotary Club for more information -- sounds like there may be an opportunity to collaborate on similar projects?Michael Williamson added 3 months ago
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