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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

As architects, moisture is usually considered an enemy of any building. It can cause wood to rot, create mold and be an overall nuisance. But what if there was a way to extract that moisture out of the air and then, a little while later, enjoy that extracted moisture as a cool crisp glass of 99.99% pure water. Just think of all the plastic bottles that could be saved from landfills and the overall energy consuption that it takes for you to drink a cold bottle of water.

There is always water in the atmosphere. Clouds are, of course, the most visible manifestation of atmospheric water, but even clear air contains water—water in particles that are too small to be seen. One estimate of the volume of water in the atmosphere at any one time is about 3,100 cubic miles (mi3) or 12,900 cubic kilometers (km3). That may sound like a lot, but it is only about 0.001 percent of the total Earth’s water volume of about 332,500,000 mi3 (1,385,000,000 km3). If all of the water in the atmosphere rained down at once, it would only cover the ground to a depth of 2.5 centimeters, about 1 inch. (to read more go to: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycleatmosphere.html).

Check out this new product called the DewPointe DH9. It can supply you with up to 8 gallons of fresh pure water for almost nothing. The beauty of this idea of extracting drinking water out of the air is that it helps save water, fuel for transportation and reduces landfills from all those plastic water bottles. For more information go to: http://www.aws-h2o.com.

Even how we get water can be considered green. Is there no end?

Check out this video for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVIBxPIwW0M