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Bringing Water Design Vision to the “Rest of the Mess” in Real Estate

Buffer The Shanghai Tower will serve as a mammoth 125-floor rainwater harvesting structure. The breathtaking outside shell borrows the best designs from nature, collecting rain to purify and replenish 675,000,000 liters of water each year. Combining stores, offices and apartments, the building will serve as an icon for water resource management in China, as the [...]

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Middelgrunden Windmills Outside Copenhagen

Desalitech Reduces Costs of Desalination

BufferThe most common question I field when I mention desalination is, “Doesn’t that take a lot of energy?” The truth is, yes, it does. That’s why you’ll not hear me advocate for desalination without strongly insisting on complementary conservation. We must redouble our conservation efforts by upgrading infrastructure intelligently and in no way excuse wasteful [...]

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A helicopter pours water on Californian wildfires in 2009 / Photo: kevindean on flickr

Market Driven Tree Hugging

BlueTech methods mitigate the causes of climate change by making efficient use of water, thereby making efficient use of energy, reducing fossil fuel extraction (thereby reducing water usage still further) and reducing the release of pollutants like CO2 and mercury into the atmosphere and water supply.

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Calera's Multi-faceted process solves multiple problems

Calera Captures Carbon in Concrete, Produces Clean Water

BufferConcrete. There’s a lot of it on earth. Pretty much every paradise has its parking lot. And its big-box store, high-rise condos, sidewalks, stadiums and office parks. Bridges, tunnels, jetties, locks, canals, station platforms: all require concrete. Concrete is the second most consumed substance on earth (pdf), after water: three tons of it per year, [...]

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Azzizia Desalination Plant, Saudi Arabia

Desalination Spending to Double

Worldwide desalting capacity is projected to increase by 50 million cubic meters per day over the next six years, according to a recent study by Pike Research.

Meanwhile, annual spending on desalination will double by 2016, from $8.3b to $16.6 billion. Spending will total $87.8 billion during that time period.

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Drought in Western Australia

Water Prices to Increase by 8% in WA

With their vast coastlines and open spaces, Western Australia can mitigate the effects of drought by looking to the seas for partnerships between advanced, efficient water technology and sustainable energy like wind and solar.

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