Rainwater / Discussions

I'm looking to upgrade my current walkway and driveway to manage storm water. The Ecohome Network Green Building Directory will help you find reputable green builders and installers, we are currently in the process of launching it so check back soon. For the moment, this page will help you ask the right questions to fi...

...rainwater harvesting garden / system cannot be combined into one area.   If you mean feeding rainwater into your natural pool from roof runoff, I would see no problem doing that with a metal roof, but shingles, particlularly older ones, may deposit toxic debris in it. This page would be  great place for you to start re...

Water pump to get water to tank in roofs pace?  Not sure what your question is, please write it out in more detail. 

...rainwater harvesting and all strategies for water consumption. Water conservation is an urgent global matter, so it isn’t lightly that we ever steer anyone away from rainwater collection for any use, but a full system for collecting and purifying rainwater for use in homes is an expensive and complicated set up that is...

How would a “passive” or airtight house fare in a flood incident, either from inside (burst water tank) or from outside (like New Brunswick’s spring floods)?   That’s more of a durability issue than wall performance. Some Passive Houses may do fine, others may be severely damaged. You could get a home Passive House cer...