rainwater harvesting systems

How to ensure the quality of harvested rainwater?

Rainwater harvesting techniques are the best alternative to attain a balance between increasing water requirements and limited or no water supply. Nowadays people are installing a rainwater harvesting system in their home as an additional source of water. What is Rainwater Harvesting? Rainwater harvesting is collection, purification and storage of rainwater from rooftops, courtyards, paved […]

CommonFloor Editorial Team

July 25, 2013

Components of Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is the act of capturing rainwater and either storing it for use or recharging it into the ground. In Apartments, water from clean catchments (roof) can be routed properly through suitable conduits into a filter. Filtered water can be stored in storage structures for subsequent use. Surface run off can be used […]

CommonFloor Editorial Team

September 10, 2011

Rainwater Harvesting-Do it yourself

CommonFloor Editorial Team

September 9, 2011

Rainwater Harvesting in Bangalore

Bangalore is blessed with a relatively well distributed rainfall and has a rainfall distribution which is Bi-modal (two peak rainfall seasons in a year). Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) system can be used to recharge the ground water or stored in storage structures for subsequent use. A well planned RWH system can reduce up to 30% of […]

CommonFloor Editorial Team

September 9, 2011

Rainwater Harvesting For Self-Sufficient Apartment

The term self-sufficiency is usually applied to varieties of sustainable living in which nothing is consumed outside of what is produced by the self-sufficient individuals or community. An apartment not only becomes self-sufficient apartment by installing Rainwater Harvesting System but also preserves groundwater by creating alternative sources of water for its residents. Water is one […]