Book
The water-wise home : how to conserve, capture, and reuse water in your home and landscape / Laura Allen.
Record details
- ISBN: 1612121691 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781612121697 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations
- Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 33.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Water reuse. Water conservation. Water-supply. Gardens > Irrigation. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 628.162 All | 31681002791119 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Presents a guide to building systems for the home that reuse and conserve water, including constructing rain gardens, installing greywater systems, and purchasing a waterless composting toilet. - Book News
Intended for DIY folk, Allen shows how to cut home water consumption in half or more. She shares 15 years of knowledge and demonstrates how she and her friends transformed their home to conserve and protect freshwater: improve the efficiency of fixtures, reuse household greywater, collect rainwater, and install waterless toilets. She includes tips for dealing with state and local regulations, as well as interviews with progressive regulators, and aims to help the reader transform their home to save water and create productive, ecological landscapes. Eight chapters are divided into two parts: water-wise basics; water-wise solutions. Chapters are: why conserve water?; whatâs wrong with our water systems?; saving water in the home and landscape; greywater reuse; installing your greywater system; rainwater harvesting; building rainwater harvesting systems; waterless and composting toilets. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Grand Central PubLearn how to reduce water use in your home and build systems that reuse the water you do use.
 - Grand Central Pub
Save the earthâs most precious resource while also saving yourself money. Laura Allen provides expert strategies for using water smartly and efficiently while fulfilling all of your home and garden needs. Learn how to create a water-wise landscape, reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and even set up a waterless composting toilet. Offering proven techniques in clear and accessible language, The Water-Wise Home makes it easy to help the environment and lower your household operating costs through conserving water.
- Workman Press.
Save the earth's most precious resource while also saving yourself money. Laura Allen provides expert strategies for using water smartly and efficiently while fulfilling all of your home and garden needs. Learn how to create a water-wise landscape, reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and even set up a waterless composting toilet. Offering proven techniques in clear and accessible language, The Water-Wise Home makes it easy to help the environment and lower your household operating costs through conserving water.
