Via the Internet, locate a company that might be able to manufacture your team’s proposed product. Send the company an e-mail asking that someone in the company evaluate the product your team proposed. If your team is not able to obtain a response to your inquiry, provide on your website an example of the e-mail request you sent and the names of manufacturers to whom you sent the request.

Hello,

We are the Gr-ain Water team, a team of five students in NJ. We are competing in the ISTF science and technology fair in early March. Our task for the competition is to come up with an idea/product that would improve science in our specific area. No creation of a prototype is necessary. Our idea is to create a rainwater - grey water re usage system that could be used in residential homes for the benefit of the consumer, reducing energy and water costs. We were wondering if someone at ReVision could give us some feedback on what they think of the idea, since this company is a pioneer in renewable energy systems.

The Gr-ain Water System combines the eco-efficiency of a grey water system with the environmentally conservative idea of a rainwater usage system. The system will be instituted like a central plumbing system, and the water will not be used for drinking, and only for toilet water and gardening purposes. When water is used by the consumer, it will will travel down a pipe into the filter, cleansed, and held in the primary storage area. Also, water from the roof (when it precipitates) will go down a pipe that will connect with the system and also collect in the central storage area after being totally filtered.  When water is needed by the consumer, they just simply hit a switch and they are now using water from the Grain Water System to water there garden or to use in the bathroom. The system will be approved by the USGBC. The hope is to recycle as much water as we can, and improve the drought we have throughout the US today.

Thank you,
THE GR-AIN WATER TEAM- Joe, Mike, Dave, Scott, Ji-Hun.

 

GR-AIN Water Team:

Great idea. You might also consider capturing the heat from warm water that goes down the drain, which is a bit more challenging but could add some dazzle to your idea. For example, during a hot shower, we are sending way too many BTUs right down the drain when we could be using some type of heat exchanger in the drain to recapture the heat.

Best of luck to you!

Phil Coupe

ReVision Energy - Renewable energy is homeland security.