Sustainable Design at Kinoo

KINOO Sustainable Design: Water & Waste

Archive of current sustainable design links related to water supply, sanitation & waste concerns.

Comprises collated documents, web links to research and literature, & a directory.

Articles & Reports on Water & Waste
Directory of Water & Waste


Articles & Reports on Water & Waste

Sanitation

Compost toilet
Technical brief, ITDG, UK.

Water supply & sanitation
Technical brief, ITDG, UK.


Water purification/ desalination

Sand Filtration
A water filtration system using sand developed by the IDRC, Canada.

Solar distillation
Technical brief, ITDG, UK
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Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater harvesting
Technical brief, ITDG, UK.

California rain flushes toilets in Robert Redford building, ENN, November 14, 2003
In the Robert Redford Building, toilets flush themselves with rainwater - except for the urinals, which use no water at all. The floors are made of bamboo and the carpets from hemp.


Pumps

Hand pumps
Technical brief, ITDG, UK.

Hydraulic ram pumps
Technical brief, ITDG, UK.

Solar (photovoltaic) water pumping
Technical brief, ITDG, UK.

Wind pumping
Technical brief, ITDG, UK.

Directory of Water & Waste

Links to relevant institutions, agencies, personnel, and resources.

Green Center & New Alchemy, USA
Non-profit institute involved with sustainable farming, energy, building & sewage.

SODIS, Switzerland
Solar Water Disinfection Process developed by SANEC which provides information, technical support and advice to local institutions in developing countries.

Tellus Institute, Massachusetts, USA
Non-profit research and consulting organisation focusing on sustainability.