South African Designer Pilots Facade Water Harvesting System in Netherlands
What happened
South African designer Shaakira Jassat created Aquatecture Water Harvesting, a modular panel system designed to collect rainwater from building facades. This technology, which channels water through gutters towards storage, has been successfully piloted in both South Africa and the Netherlands. The technology is now transitioning from design experiments toward commercial production.
Why it matters
Aquatecture uses vertical building surfaces for water collection, differing from conventional rainwater harvesting which typically relies on roofs and gutters. The successful pilots indicate the technology is moving toward market viability for water capture.
Who's involved
- South AfricaCountry where the designer is based and where the technology originated
- NetherlandsCountry where the water harvesting technology was successfully piloted
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- South AfricaSpeculative
The commercialization of the water harvesting system might create new market opportunities and investment potential in South Africa.
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The entities involved
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South Africa
country in southern Africa
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Netherlands
one of the four autonomous countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; with territories in the Caribbean