June challenge
Your challenge: Design a water capture and reuse system you could place in your backyard, a park, at school or maybe even on your window? It can be a device or a landscape plan.
Water – waste not, want not!Ìý
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When designing yourÌýwater capture and reuse system, consider… Ìý
- Where will you collect your water from?ÌýIt could be from a runoff from a hill, road, roof or just rain?
- How you will capture and store the water efficiency?
- What could you use it for?ÌýWe can’t use stormwater for drinking, cooking or showering because it might have pollutants and must be processed. Be creative with how you can use water!
- How much volume do you wish to capture in your system?ÌýLarge water ways or parklands can be designed to capture water and smaller outdoor installations or handheld devices can be helpful
- Will your design have other uses?Ìý
Upload a sketch of your design or landscape plan and tell us about how your design works?
Submit:ÌýMake sure you upload it to theÌýorÌýÌýby the 19thÌýof June 2020, and you’ll have a chance to win prizes for participating!
Top two designs will get a kit to make your own limited edition UNSW leather notepad!ÌýCheck out this simple object we whipped up in 2 minutes! I bet you could do better.
Need someÌýinspo? Check out theseÌýwebsites and videos: 
Read about the glacier towers in the Himalayans, which store excess water in winter!ÌýÌýand see how they are made.ÌýÌýthat models its water flow.
