Just finished reading Water From The Sky, by Mike Reynolds. Some very interesting points about our water supplies, and the possible situation we'll be in the future if were not careful.
What caught my eye is that, here in the Taos desert with 8inches of precipitation a year people can survive comfortably by catching their own water from their roofs, but in London, with over 28inches of precipitation a year, there are still water shortages.
Our lifestyles take advantage of the water around us (either from the lakes and rivers or under the ground in aquifers), but these systems are under constantly increasing stress by us.
Water is finite on this planet, and with an increasing population, and more pollution, serious water shortages are not just a possibility but a certainty.
That's why these crazy building that I'm helping build are starting to make more and more sense. Water collection is only one aspect, but the deeper you look into what sets them apart from conventional systems and conventional Architecture, the more they seem to feel right.
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