Friday, March 25, 2011

Our version of "renewable resources"

A new project is in the works here in the KWAEC: the cistern. The AC unit on the side of the building discharges a lot of water, so the cistern team in first and second period biodiesel class has decided to connect a pipe to the leaking unit and run it to the cistern. From the cistern there will be another pipe that will run to one of the planter boxes for a cheaper and more efficient way to water them. The palm tree in the planter box will grow larger with the new watering system and provide more shade for the building, which in turn will lower heating costs.

The cistern and half of the team. They're pressure-washing the cistern to get rid of the dirt marks and prepare it for a paint job!
The planter box that the AC unit water will be nurishing. The tree is already growing strong, imagine if it was getting watered constantly! The building would have great shading.

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