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Greening our Cities (Part 2)

By on June 28, 2011 in eco friendly landscaping, GRAY WATER, green building, green design, green living, GREYWATER, JOJO TENKE, JOJO WATER TANKS, LOCAL TANK DEALERS, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER TANKS, RECYCLING, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GEYSERS, solar panels, stormwater runoff, SUSTAINABLE, sustainable house design, TENK, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER SAVING, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

Studies estimate that 1 square metre of grassed rooftop can remove up to 2kg of polluted particles from the air every year, depending on the foliage type. By definition a green roof can be: A layer of living vegetation that is installed on the top of a conventional flat or sloping roof; An extension of […]

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Greening our Cities (Part 1)

By on June 28, 2011 in eco friendly landscaping, green building, green design, green living, GREY WATER, GREYWATER, JOJO, JOJO WATER TANKS, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RECYCLING, SOLAR ENERGY, stormwater runoff, sustainable living, TENK, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER SAVING, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

Offering respite from the urban jungle along with a host of unseen building benefits, green rooftops are now a rapidly growing trend. Half of humanity now live in cities.  In the developing world some 3 million people move into cities every week.  This new urban age is faced with many overlapping challenges.  The demand for […]

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