Section drawing of winning Rainwater Catchment design.
The Rainwater Catchment project, organized by Jonathan Dunn and Nic Smith, began with a charrette to design an affordable, portable rainwater catchment system that would be suitable for use in disaster relief situations. Funded through a Parters in Education (PIE) grant from the Eugene Water and Electric Board and a grant from Lunar Logic, a prototype of the winning design from the charrette will be constructed in the Lawrence Hall courtyard for display durring the HOPES Conference.
The charrette was held in January of 2006, and the proposal by Yale Jallos, Kaarin Knudson and Brooks MacDonald was chosen as the winning entry. The concept is now being refined into a buildable design, and the Sand Filter is currently under construction.
To see more images of the winning entry see our rainwater catchment image gallery.
For more information about the project, and the other entries, see Jonathan's Website.
