❓ Did you know.. that WSUD (Water Sensitive Urban Design) principals are widely adopted in Australian civil construction projects? These principals integrate water cycle management into urban design to enhance water quality and reduce flooding. 🌊 Some of the key WSUD techniques currently used on construction projects in Australia include: ♻ Stormwater harvesting and reuse - for non-potable uses such as irrigation and toilet flushing. 🚽 🌧 Bio-retention systems or Raingardens - used to filter pollutants through vegetation and soil. 🛣 Permeable pavements - used in carparks, bicycle tracks and low-traffic roads, which allow water to infiltrate, reducing runoff and promoting groundwater recharge. 🏡 Green roofs - vegetation on building roofs absorbs rainfall, reduces runoff and provides insulation, also enhancing biodiversity and urban aesthetics. 🚰 Rainwater tanks - collect rainwater for non-potable uses, reducing demand on mains (fresh) water and also reducing runoff. There are plenty more WSUD techniques being used in the industry that we haven't listed above, with new ideas being developed all the time. What have you been using on your construction project? Or what unique or innovative ideas have you seen lately? Tell us about it in the chat. #WSUD #sustainability #reuse #greenconstruction #WaterSensitiveUrbanDesign
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