Skyhigh Residence
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Skyhigh Residence
An existing 1974 pool was repurposed into a rainwater storage cistern. Additional storage capacity was achieved by directing the cistern’s overflow down to an above-ground tank.
This 25,000-gallon hybrid storage system captures rain from the residence upper level metal roofs. The water is conveyed down to a vortex prefilter before entering the cistern.
The rainwater is used to provide irrigation water for sustaining the living roof during the seasonal drought cycle in California. The living roof utilizes 1/3 of this rainwater annually for irrigation and the remaining stored water is distributed to the various areas of the ground-based landscape.





Year :
2012
Size :
27,000 Gals
Design :
SYMBIOS
Installation :
SYMBIOS
System :
Rainwater harvesting
Location :
Fairfax, CA
United States
Water system :
Onsite rainwater reuse system
Irrigation :
Living roof and ground-base landscape
Project Scope :
Eco-Water Systems
Project Class :
Residential
Project Categories :
Rainwater
Project Type :
Cisterns