The Pluvert investigates the possibilities to integrate rainwater collected on rooftops to green facades and cool buildings, for example by evaporative cooling systems.
What are the possibilities of harvesting rainwater from rooftops and use it to green and cool buildings in the city?
Rooftop surfaces make up a large part of the total surface area in the city and catch an enormous water volume of annual precipitation. As an alternative for rainwater drainage systems, the Pluvert distributes rainwater through innovative and low-energy techniques over different levels of a facade. In this way, water is buffered, recycled and used instead of directly drained. This increases the quality of the building’s exterior and the urban climate.
What are the possibilities of harvesting rainwater from rooftops and use it to green and cool buildings in the city?
Rooftop surfaces make up a large part of the total surface area in the city and catch an enormous water volume of annual precipitation. As an alternative for rainwater drainage systems, the Pluvert distributes rainwater through innovative and low-energy techniques over different levels of a facade. In this way, water is buffered, recycled and used instead of directly drained. This increases the quality of the building’s exterior and the urban climate.
Team Renske van der Stoep, Iris van der Heide, Rêve Deijkers, Georges Taminiau, Astrid van der Leer, Irfaan Mohabbat, Emre Boztug, Jacky Wong
Client Citylab010
Partners Blue innovations bv, John van de Wetering
