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Publié par
Date de parution
12 mars 2021
Nombre de lectures
23
EAN13
9781897408476
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
908 Mo
- Co-op available
- Features offered to: Mother Earth News, GreenBuilder
- Excerpts offered to: Home Power Magazine, Permaculture North America
- Advertising in: Mother Earth News, Hobby Farm, Permaculture North America
- Promoted on author's blog: https://vergepermaculture.ca/blog-2/ and Youtube: https://vergepermaculture.ca/blog-2/
- Promoted as part of the Sustainable Building Essentials Series with e-newsletter, social media, and advertising
- Galley available on Edelweiss
- Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements
- Simultaneous ebook release and promotion
- Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest, Instagram, and Youtube
- This book is part of the Sustainable Building Essentials Series
- The authors are co-owners of Verge Permaculture and Adaptive Habitat
- Both authors are professional engineers
- They have spent 5 years designing, installing and teaching about rainwater harvesting
- They have converted their suburban (Calgary) house into a permaculture project complete with front-yard food forest, water-harvesting systems, passive solar greenhouse, and energy retrofits
- As climate change continues to alter livable environments, the need to collect and control rainwater when it happens will become more and more important
- This book covers the nuts and bolts of rainwater harvesting systems for both warm and cold climates
- It covers system planning, gutters, downspouts, tank, and pump design
- Rainwater harvesting represents one of the largest new business opportunities for the next decade
- US and Canada are developing a joint North American Rainwater Harvesting Standard
- Authors blog at vergepermaculture.c/blog-2/
- Intended Audience: DIYers, homesteaders, engineers, architects, plumbers, roofers and gutter installation professionals, building exterior tradespeople, municipalities, landscapers, septic installers, plumbers
International: The authors were interns at Nordic Folkcentre for Renewable Energy in Denmark and studied permaculture in Canada, the US, and Australia
Dedication
Foreword
How To Use This Book
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Fundamentals
Chapter 3: Feasibility
Chapter 4: Anatomy of a Rainwater System
Chapter 5: Collection and Pre-Filtration
Chapter 6: Storage
Chapter 7: Pumps
Chapter 8: Assuring End-Use Water Quality
Conclusion: The Importance of Good Design
Appendix A: Conversion Table
Resources and References
Index
About the Authors
A Note About the Publisher
Publié par
Date de parution
12 mars 2021
Nombre de lectures
23
EAN13
9781897408476
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
908 Mo
