China has made urban rainwater harvesting part of major building design, from Beijing’s Bird’s Nest to new offices in Shenzhen. Beijing says it reuses 50m cubic metres of rainwater a year, while reused water from rain and other sources now supplies more than 30% of the city’s water needs.
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Chinas Gebäude machen Regenwasser zur Ressource

THE GUARDIAN

China integriert das Sammeln von Regenwasser in grosse Bauprojekte, vom Nationalstadion in Peking bis zu neuen Büros in Shenzhen. Peking gibt an, jährlich 50 Mio. Kubikmeter Regenwasser wiederzuverwenden; mit weiteren Quellen deckt wiederverwendetes Wasser über 30% des Bedarfs.

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