Essential Rainwater Harvesting

• This book is part of the Sustainable Building Essentials Series
• The authors are co-owners of Verge Permaculture and Adaptive Habitat
• Both authors are professional engineers /lili They have spent 5 years designing, installing and teaching about rainwater harvesting
• They have converted their suburban (Calgary) house into a permaculture project complete with front-yard food forest, water-harvesting systems, passive solar greenhouse, and energy retrofits /lili As climate change continues to alter livable environments, the need to collect and control rainwater when it happens will become more and more important
• This book covers the nuts and bolts of rainwater harvesting systems for both warm and cold climates
• It covers system planning, gutters, downspouts, tank, and pump design
• Rainwater harvesting represents one of the largest new business opportunities for the next decade
• US and Canada are developing a joint North American Rainwater Harvesting Standard
• Authors blog at vergepermaculture.c/blog-2

Intended Audience : DIYers, homesteaders, engineers, architects, plumbers, roofers and gutter installation professionals, building exterior tradespeople, municipalities, landscapers, septic installers, plumbers /li/ulp International: The authors were interns at Nordic Folkcentre for Renewable Energy in Denmark and studied permaculture in Canada, the US, and AustraliaAdditional ISBNs: 9781771422628, 1771422629