Grey water recovery / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...water can run straight into nearby waterways and aquifers. If there are ways to divert water-to-water storage areas, you can change street rainwater from being a problem to a resource. The third source of rainwater is the roof. Even in areas with low rainfall there is enormous potential for harvesting rainwater. A 1,00...

...Grey water and heat recovery shower © Reveeco Now you know about water conservation in homes. Find more pages about water conservation sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Introduction to rainwater harvesting Learn about water efficient fixtures here Is greywater r...

...water supply with well water, so be sure that your outdoor hose is hooked up before going through a water softening system, in order to avoid adding unwanted salt to your soil. Solutions to help save water: More complex (but certainly a noble undertaking) would be the treatment and reuse of grey water (laundry, dishes,...

...Grey water heat recovery Grey water heat recovery drain pipe © Ecohome Grey water heat recovery is a system that runs your hot water intake through thin copper pipes wrapped around your shower drain, so the water feeding your hot water tank is preheated by the hot water going down the drain. The model shown above wit...