Rainwater Harvesting

What are the Benefits and Advantages of Rainwater Harvesting?

Rainwater harvesting has many benefits but the main one is that it is a sustainable water management practice that can…

Hennigan Residence – 2017 TWDB Rain Catcher Award

The Hennigan Residence in San Antonio, Texas received the 2017 Rain Catcher Award from the Texas Water Development Board in…

Sycamore Springs School – 2017 TWDB Rain Catcher Award

The Sycamore Springs Elementary / Middle School of the Dripping Springs ISD received the 2017 Rain Catcher Award from the Texas…

Rainwater Harvesting on Central Texas Gardener

I had a great opportunity to discuss the tips and tricks of planning rainwater harvesting systems with Tom Spencer from…

It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane… No, it’s a Rainwater Collection Tank

While most of our residential rainwater harvesting systems installation involve a simple procedure for getting the rainwater harvesting cistern into…

Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Cistern Construction Time Lapse

While there are many parts of a rainwater harvesting system, the cistern is always the centerpiece.  The construction of corrugated…

What is Rainwater Harvesting?

Rainwater harvesting is defined by Wikipedia as "the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it…

ENR Announces 2015 Best Green Project Award

October 6, 2015 ENR (Engineer News-Record) Texas & Louisiana announced the winners in the 2015 Best Projects competition and Bartlett…

What are the limitations or disadvantages of rain barrels?

First, let’s explore some of the semantics of rainwater harvesting.  Rain barrel, as defined by rainwater harvesting professionals, are rainwater…

2014 TWDB Rain Catcher Award Winner: Twin Oaks Library

May 5, 2015 The City of Austin Twin Oaks Library was selected as one of the winners of the Texas…