Rainwater Collection Solutions was awarded the 2008 Green Innovations award for their Rainwater Irrigation system. The system design incorporates a fully automatic rainwater collection system connected to a lawn irrigation system and control clock.
It’s a far cry from a “tree huggers convention” that began in 2002 in Austin, Texas with only 4000 people in attendance. This years’ 2009 GreenBuild International Conference and Expo drew more than 27,000 architects, developers, builders & innovators, making it clear that a movement is well underway.
While Georgia’s lengthy drought caused hardship for many landscape and garden design businesses, the lack of water also created some opportunities. As homeowners watched their gardens suffer, landscaper Jim Harrington decided to address the water problem head on by developing an innovative water collection system — The Original Rainwater Pillow.
Throughout the world, rainwater harvesting is a way of life; and in the U.S., it is rapidly growing in popularity as a simple and easy conservation method. Drought, limited resources and energy costs are driving the trend for rainwater harvesting based on the fact that about 70% of the water we use can be replaced with rainwater. Rainwater harvesting systems collect and use the water at the source, reducing energy needs for processing and movement as well as limiting storm water run-off.
The Original Rainwater Pillow will be used to store potable water for medical treatment in Haiti. Doctors from the organization www.serveHAITI.org are treating people coming to Matthew 25 Hospice House in Port-au-Prince The soccer field behind the building has now become a home to those seeking food, medicine and water. The team has also joined other medical groups in the surrounding community. Many patients were brought back to Hospice House Matthew 25 for extensive treatment.