Graduate Designs Modular Rainwater Harvesting System for Homes
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Cajsa Carlson
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Northumbria University graduate Hope Underwood has designed a modular, wall-mounted rainwater harvesting system called Mains to Rains. The system can be retrofitted to domestic drainpipes to collect and store rainwater, aiming to reduce household water bills.
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· 2 pulledMains to Rains, designed during Underwood's final year on the university's Design for Industry programme, is a modular, wall-mounted tank that collects and stores water from the downpipe.
This week on Dezeen, Northumbria University graduate Hope Underwood unveiled a water harvesting system that can be retrofitted to domestic drainpipes to divert rainwater.
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