July 2, 2014
A do-it-yourself guide to designing, building, and maintaining water tanks, cisterns and ponds, and managing groundwater storage. It will help you with your independent water system, […]
December 26, 2013
Watch this excellent video on grey water do’s and don’ts. Whether you collect and use your grey water from a simple bucket in a shower or […]
October 31, 2013
This short clip shows the professional installation of a polyethylene septic tank into a perfectly sized hole. Whatever the brand of poly septic tank is chosen, […]
October 7, 2013
This brief article outlines the basic installation layout for water pressure booster pumps coupled with back-up water tanks. Where possible, we recommend the use of both […]
September 22, 2013
Video shows a simple rainwater-fed toilet system. Rainwater collected on rooftops and diverted to rain water tanks is not only suitable for flushing toilets but for […]
July 31, 2013
What are ‘first flush diverters’? This quick video gives an overview of first flush rainwater diverters for water tanks and why they are an important component […]
July 12, 2013
There are commercially available ‘first flush’ devices that ensure that debris from rooftops and gutters is diverted away from your rain barrel or rain water tank […]
March 17, 2013
Based on its operations, it is a priority for car rental company Europcar to assess its organisational activities and identify areas where its environmental impact could […]
February 11, 2013
Durban – Msunduzi Municipality wastes 63% of its water, among the worst figures in the country, according to a Water Research Commission (WRC) report released recently. […]
February 3, 2013
Faced with chronic water shortages, many residents of Mexico City aren’t waiting for the city government to fix things. They’re turning to the sky. Ari Daniel […]
January 23, 2013
Seattle’s Bullitt Center is being heralded as the greenest, most energy-efficient commercial office building in the world. It’s not that the six-story, 50,000-square-foot building is utilizing never-before-seen technology. […]
December 27, 2012
FLOODING has inundated 7,320 properties around the country this year, including nearly 1,900 in recent weeks. Models predict that the climate will get wetter, with more […]
December 7, 2012
South Africa has been accused of putting undue pressure on a weak government to extract an unfair deal. Controversy continues to stalk the bilateral Lesotho Highlands […]
November 22, 2012
South Africa’s wine producers are increasingly using modern wine-making technology in a bid to reduce power and water costs, says winemaker Johan Weidenman of Spruitdrift, in […]
October 22, 2012
While boasting high wastewater treatment, a thriving desalination industry, Israel lacks in decentralized systems. While Israel’s authorities allow almost no decentralized water systems, experts stressed that […]
October 19, 2012
Why choose a plastic septic tank? When designing a septic system, one of the most common questions asked is whether the septic tank should be concrete […]