Bucket Stove
The Bucket Stove pictured on the following pages (Figs. 9.2 and 9.3) was the most satisfactory of several models of expedient stoves developed…
COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL – A Way of Life
by Frank Heyl with Harley Sachs Nobody plans to put themselves into a survival situation. Such crises are always unexpected. The purpose of…
Water – Getting Started
Get Prepared, Get Protected www.GetPandemicReady.org Why This is Important
WATER CISTERN CONSTRUCTION for SMALL HOUSES
ALASKA BUILDING RESEARCH SERIESHCM-01557 IntroductionThis publication is one of nine that has been translated from Norwegian. They are taken from a series of…
SOLAR DISTILLATION
IntroductionThere is an important need for clean, pure drinking water in many developing countries. Often water sources are brackish (i.e. contain dissolved salts)…
The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting
Texas Water Development Boardin cooperation withChris Brown ConsultingJan Gerston ConsultingStephen Colley/ArchitectureDr. Hari J. Krishna, P.E., Contract Manager Chapter 1IntroductionRainwater harvesting is an ancient…
How to Design and Build a Water System for Your Backwoods Home
By H. Skip Thomsen There are as many variables in the design requirements of wilderness home water systems as there are homes to…
Ferrocement Water Tanks
Ferrocement consists of a cement-rich mortar reinforced with layers of wire mesh, sometimes withadditional plain wire reinforcement for added strength. Tanks made of…
Suggestions for Installing Domestic Water Storage Tanks
by Richard D. SeifertEnergy and Building Specialist IntroductionFor many Alaskans whether it be home or commercial establishments, sufficient quantities of water may be…