Eco Architecture: Watree – Upside-down umbrella harvests rainwater - Instablogs
Eco Architecture: Watree – Upside-down umbrella harvests rainwater
Anupam , Shimla: Dec 2 2008
Made Popular Dec 2 2008
Eco Factor: Rainwater harvesting and storage design. A catastrophic water shortage can prove to be an even bigger threat than the rise in the prices of fuel and energy. Some researchers believe that underground sources of water could run dry and the...
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Chris
Chris Dec 5 2008
Part of the concept actually involved the use of solar panels on the top of the central structure to power the Watree, rather than using outside sources (for opening/closing and possibly pumping). Those images however cannot be seen here so I understand your query.

The water ’pumps’ required actually would not require so much power, the system to be used is a sub-surface drip system (http://www.kisss.com.au) which is extremely efficient.

Just as a side note, the design is intended for sports grounds, ovals, pitches, tennis courts, etc but play grounds would also be a worthwhile area for watering.

Cheers
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