Rainwater HOG
Project Type:
industrial/product design
Project Mission/Goal:
increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change
respond to our growing need for clean water, power, shelter, healthcare, education
Project Description:
The Rainwater HOG is a rectangular water tank designed to fit into small spaces, allowing homeowners and institutions to store rainwater for later use.
Rainwater HOG has won the Spark Award for Design, the Eco Product Award from California H+D, was named in Greenspec’s Top 10 Green Building Products for 2008 and is one of the winners of the 2010 Imagine H2O prize.
Links and Captions:
http://rainwaterhog.com/
Specs and Pricing: http://www.rainwaterharvesting.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=Hog-540-K
http://www.tank-depot.com/product.aspx?id=1175
http://www.gabreport.com/gabreport/2009/05/rainwater-hog.html
In the media: http://rainwaterhog.com/news/categories/news/media/
http://www.westcoastgreen.com/sponsors-exhibitors/2007/exhibitor-directo...
Videos:
Project Details:
LOCATION: Australia, USA
DATE: 2004
DESIGN TEAM: Sally and Simon Dominguez
CAPACITY: 180 liters (Australia)/51 gallons (USA)
AREA: 500mm x 220mmx 1800mm (Australia)/20 in x 9.5 in x 71 in (USA)
COST PER UNIT $297 USD per HOG
FEATURED PROJECT: McKinley Elementary School Rainwater HOG installation
DATE: 2010
END USER: 350 students, 20 teachers
CLIENT: McKinley Elementary school, Rebuilding Together San Francisco
PROJECT MANAGER: Kat Sawyer (Tap the Sky), San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance
INSTALLER: Rogers Remodel
INSTALLATION: 7 Rainwater HOGs
FUNDERS: Community Challenge Grant–Urban Watershed, part of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; Rainwater HOG
COST: $5000 USD (installation not included)
Nominated by Satu Jackson
