In a regenerative building, water is not just consumed—it is honored, cycled, puri ed, and reused. This course teaches how to design and build complete water systems for o -grid living using rainwater catchment, cisterns, ltration, and responsible plumbing. We will also address the legal, ecological, and health considerations that a ect water system design. Pangea Biotecture has implemented water systems in some of the most water-stressed places in the world. From the high desert of New Mexico to coastal Florida, from winterized Earthships to tropical greenhouses, we’ve learned how to manage every drop. This course gives you the framework, the math, and the wisdom to do the same.

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Course Curriculum

12 chapters · 50 topics
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Water Consumption: The Numbers
  • 🔒 Conventional vs. Sustainable Water Use
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Fixing Leaks
  • 🔒 Appliance Selection
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Calculating Your Rainwater Supply
  • 🔒 City Rainfall Reference
  • 🔒 Roof Design for Water Harvesting
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Gutter Design
  • 🔒 First Flush Diverter
  • 🔒 Silt Catch
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Sizing Your Cistern
  • 🔒 Cistern Types
  • 🔒 Plumbing Multiple Cisterns Together
  • 🔒 Insulating and Burying Cisterns
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Filtration Stages
  • 🔒 WOM Installation
  • 🔒 WOM Parts List
  • 🔒 DIY WOM Cost Estimate
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Rusco Spin-Down Sediment Filters
  • 🔒 Plumbing for Potable Drinking Water
  • 🔒 Doulton Rio 2000 Ceramic Filter
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Solar Water Heating Fundamentals
  • 🔒 Types of Solar Collectors
  • 🔒 Active vs. Passive Solar Water Heating
  • 🔒 Freeze Protection Strategies
  • 🔒 Solar Water Heating System Sizing
  • 🔒 Backup Water Heating
  • 🔒 Heat Transfer Fluids
  • 🔒 Energy Efficiency Ratings
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 System Pressure
  • 🔒 Pump Selection
  • 🔒 Pipe Materials
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Maintenance Schedule Overview
  • 🔒 Gutter Maintenance Detail
  • 🔒 Cistern Cleaning
  • 🔒 WOM Service and Maintenance
  • 🔒 Overview
  • 🔒 Rainwater Harvesting Regulations
  • 🔒 Solar Water Heating Permitting
  • 🔒 Overview