Friday, May 04, 2012

My current green project part 2: rainwater harvesting system

Here is the 2nd part of my involvement in a major green project in the form of a mindmap presented to the participants of the project. The green technology here harvests and treats rainwater to a suitable quality for further use. Similar to the previous post, it touches on the design considerations for builidng a rainwater harvesting. (Click on the figure on look at the whole map.)
Fore more on rainwater harvesting information, refer to my previous posts here.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

My current green project part 1: grey water recycling system

Here is the mindmap which I presented to a group of participants for a major green project we are working on. (Sorry, can't reveal much detail at this point of time.) It contains the important design considerations for a grey water (i.e. water from the sinks, shower, laundry BUT not the W.C.) recycling system inherent in the project. (Click on the figure on look at the whole map.)



 Figure: Possible candidate for the plant treatment cell - Canna Lily. This is an example of phytoremediation - using plants to clean up the environment.
Figure: Another possible candidate for the plant treatment cell - Heliconia sp. Both candidates are easily available in Singapore as they are extensively used in landscaping.

For more information on phytoremediation, refer to my previous posts here.