IWS in the News
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July 15, 2011Rainwater collection making a splash as drought lingersThe San Antonio Express News ran a story about the use of rainwater collection systems even during a drought. The story highlighted a few different rainwater system installations including one of our commercial installation at the Eagle Veterinary Hospital. They use the collected rainwater and AC condensate for all uses in the clinic except for human consumption. We installed a three stage filtration and disinfection system in order to treat the rainwater for use within the building. Read more... |
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January, 2011Hill Country Home Receives 5 Star Green RatingThe Horseshoe Bay Beacon ran a story about the home of our of our past clients. Their home received a 5 Star Green rating from the Austin Energy Green Building Program. The homeowners collect rainwater for all potable purposes inside the home. Read more... |
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October, 2010Sustainable Living in Allandale: The Water TankOne of our past clients wrote an article about their rainwater collection system for The Allandale Neighbor, their neighborhood newsletter. In the article, he describes the reasons why they chose the particular tank and system design and discusses the reasons for installing a large rainwater collection system. Read more... |
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September 1, 2009Drought killing even native treesThe Austin American Statesman ran a story that talked about the drought of 2009 and its effects on the native trees in Central Texas. In the story, the author quotes one of our past clients and mentioned the use of the rainwater collection system we installed for her. During drought times, she uses the harvested rainwater to help her native trees. Read more... |
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March 9, 2007Austin Climate Protection PlanThe Austin Chronicle displayed a picture of one of our rainwater harvesting systems in a story discussing Austin's Climate Protection Plan. Read more... |
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March 7, 2007Denton building first green fire stationThe Denton Record Chronicle ran an article and video about the new "green" Denton Fire Station No.7. The video showcased the rainwater harvesting system that we installed. Read more... |
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March 4, 2007Fire Engine Red, Fire Station GreenThe Denton Record Chronicle ran an article about the new "green" Denton Fire Station No.7. It highlighted many of the green features including the rainwater harvesting system that we installed. Read more... |
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February 16, 2007This "Green" HouseThe Dallas Morning News ran an article about the This Old House - Austin project. Along with the story was a gallery of pictures which included a picture of the rainwater harvesting system that we installed for the project. Read more... |
