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.
We are excited to be a part of the redevelopment that is taking place in Pontchartrain Park. This is a community – driven initiative to rebuild this historic community with sustainable, beyond green home designs. The Pontchartrain Park Community Development Corporation, headed by actor Wendell Pierce , SRP Development and Stalwart Built Homes launched the rebuilding initiative with the opening of the model home on May 14, 2010.
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It’s Easy Being Green!
The Tiny House movement has introduced the idea of space as a resource to the forefront of the sustainability debate. The movement focuses on reducing the size of living spaces in order to reduce carbon footprint.
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