Jun 8, 2022 · Greywater Action is a group of educators dedicated to developing new codes and incentives to reduce water use in communities by utilizing greywater, and who develop and share designs for low-tech, affordable greywater systems for residential use. They also offer online workshops and courses about installing these systems yourself – take one ...

Jan 18, 2024 · AQUAKIT SRL (Bolivia), a greywater treatment system for large-scale residential and commercial buildings can reclaim up to 300,000 litres per month from a single 12-story building. By recycling greywater for non-potable purposes, like toilet filling, irrigation, and cleaning, AQUAKIT drastically reduces water consumption while also minimizing ...

Aug 23, 2019 · People were instructed to shower for no longer than two minutes. A campaign with the slogan “If it’s yellow, let it mellow” promoted flushing the toilet only when necessary. And the use of recycled water – so-called greywater – was also pushed.

May 24, 2023 · The building is fitted with a greywater recycling system designed to collect and reuse 7,500 gallons of water per day, from sources like laundry and shower systems. Once treated to remove contaminants, the harvested greywater is reused for things like irrigation or flushing the building’s toilets and urinals.

Nov 30, 2022 · The threat of water stress differs between regions and national income levels. While 98% of people living in high-income countries have access to a safe, uncontaminated supply of water on tap, this figure drops to 30% in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Nov 2, 2021 · From one of the world’s tallest timber buildings in Sweden, to a school made from bamboo in Indonesia, Build Better Now at COP26 features some of the world's greenest buildings and solutions to build more sustainably.

Mar 7, 2022 · This are policies pivotal in determining whether cities emerge from COVID as leaders in sustainability and the battle against climate change or whether COVID will mark the beginning of their decline.

Mar 21, 2025 · One of these start-ups, Aquakit, builds greywater recycling systems for large residential and commercial buildings that cut their water use by 60%. Seabex and Kilimo, meanwhile, are empowering farmers with artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help improve water efficiency in agriculture.

Mar 17, 2025 · Regenerative design can restore ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and strengthen community resilience. It is not sufficient to look at individual projects in isolation – we must scale the approach up from regenerative design to regenerative urbanism.

Feb 6, 2023 · Minerals and microbes within soil play a vital role in cleaning water and filtering out pollutants. Soil helps to regulate the movement of water and helps prevent flooding by controlling whether rainfall and irrigation water flows over or through it.