Sentence examples for while rainwater from inspiring English sources

Water resources in northern cities of China are in short supply, while rainwater resources are not made full use of.

While rainwater harvesting is perceived as a sustainable design approach, there is limited information on the environmental and economic performance of this technology.

Working with SSE Energy, the installation now generates 15 20% of its electricity from solar cells, while rainwater is collected from the roof to wash boats, in substituton for mains water.

Atlanta straddles the Eastern Continental Divide, such that rainwater that falls on the south and east side of the divide flows into the Atlantic Ocean, while rainwater on the north and west side of the divide flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

The roof was designed to aid in cooling the building naturally during daylight hours while capturing rainwater and converting carbon dioxide into oxygen.

It nurtures its human neighbors as well, acting like a giant sponge that purifies drinking water for tens of thousands of residents while absorbing rainwater that might otherwise inundate neighboring communities.

While a rainwater harvesting system usually installed at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden in Edmond in Oklahoma, USA costs around 8500€ [12], our rooftop level rainwater harvesting system is far cheaper and costs around 254€,2 which could be recovered in one season only.

The farmers seethe as they struggle to collect rainwater while a nearby settlement, Maon, luxuriates in water piped in by the Israeli authorities.

Delicately carved white capitals which were miraculously preserved for 1,800 years under thick clay now sit, discoloured by air pollution, in pools of rainwater, while cracks caused by winter ice have appeared in the stonework.

Planters with native grasses, which are embedded in the cedar deck and walkway, also help absorb rainwater while screen-covered inserts in the concrete storage units allow floodwater to flow in and out.

Coming up short Greening the concrete jungle Calm down Dick Cheney's memoirs ReprintsThese achievements have come not through sweeping social engineering, or by making Chicagoans dine on tofu, sprouts and recycled rainwater while sitting in the dark, but by simple tweaks.