Patent ID: 7721491
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: E03B,E04B,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A building catchment system comprising: a building with multiple side walls forming a parameter; a green roof having plants, the roof collects and filters rain water; an impurity filtering system for the rain water in addition to the green roof, the filtering system being the media by which the plants grow; a channeling system that moves the filtered rain water into the building walls; each of the side walls comprised of a waterproofed inner wall and a separate outer wall with a void space between, the inner and outer walls forming a wall system; the entire area of the void space between the inner and outer waterproofed walls is available for rain water storage; the void space between the walls does not include or require pipes or containers to hold the water between the walls; a pump system that moves the stored water, between the waterproofed inner and outer walls to provide potable water for interior and exterior applications; a temperature regulating device that allows the stored water to create and maintain ambient temperature within the building structure; an overflow device at the top of the wall system; exterior outlets for flushing the stored rain water out of the building walls.