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A cistern (from Middle English cisterne; from Latin cisterna, from cista 'box'; from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē) 'basket' [1]) is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. [2] To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster.
A rooftop water tower is a variant of a water tower, consisting of a water container placed on the roof of a tall building. This structure supplies water pressure to floors at higher elevation than public water towers. [1] As building height increases, the vertical height of its plumbing also increases. This produces a large water column and ...
Merdeka 118. Merdeka 118, formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, [ a ]KL 118 and PNB 118, is a 118-storey megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, [ 3 ] it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa at 828 m (2,717 ft).
Rainwater harvesting. Basic configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. [1] Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir ...
Storm drain grate on a street in Warsaw, Poland Storm drain with its pipe visible beneath it due to construction work. A storm drain, storm sewer (United Kingdom, U.S. and Canada), highway drain [1], surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to drain excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces such as paved ...
Earthship Architecture, Taos, New Mexico. An Earthship is a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds. Earthships are designed to behave as passive solar earth shelters made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires.
Atrium (architecture) In architecture, an atrium (pl.: atria or atriums) [1] is a large open-air or skylight -covered space surrounded by a building. [2] Atria were a common feature in Ancient Roman dwellings, providing light and ventilation to the interior. Modern atria, as developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries, are often several ...
The volume of the cistern does not always reflect the volume of water available; at the end of the dry season, the water at the bottom of the cisterns was unfit for consumption, it stagnated there for several months and some cisterns were only partially or never cleaned. [65] Reservoir dug in the rocky desert with the water supply channels.