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View from the ecoroof down to the cisterns
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origin... [read more]
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origin... [read more] Blog: Portland Hostel Rainwater Project complete!
Date: December 10th 2008
Date: December 10th 2008
The Portland Hostel has recently completed its Rainwater Demonstration project.
Rainwater that runs off the hostel's roof flows into two 4,000 gallon cisterns. Water stored in the cisterns is used for the hostel's toilets, a process estimated to save as much as 42,000 gallons of water annually. Already home to an http://www.portlandhostel.org/ecoroof/our_project.html/Ecoroof[/ur ... read moreSPACE RESERVED FOR ADVERTISING - turned off
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