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Thursday, October 11, 2012

What's up dudes!

So I was looking around on the interwebs at some of the systems that we were talking about implementing in the final design of the truck. I found this image of a rainwater collection system for a house that collects and directs rainwater into a cistern below the house, making it eligible for usage within the household. It uses traditional gutters to do so, just as we would. Imagine the cisterns would be like the filtration tanks within the truck.



Something else I really liked about this diagram was that they designate their vegetation as "drought-resistant". Something that maybe we could look into when deciding what types of plants to use for the green-roof/cubby. That might help with getting the most water from our collection system, using plants that use minimal amounts for hydration. 

I'll continue to look up some more specifics about the gutter system as well, just to see how it would fit into the truck. Until then, enjoy your fall break!
















-Angela-
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