We planned, from the early stages of design, a system to capture the roof water, directing it to a stream and pond, with overflow into a wetland created for aquifer recharge. At the earliest design stages the home’s relationship to the land and the future garden was fully considered.
This project was written up in these publications:
- On Whidbey, a unified home from multiple recycled parts by Valerie Easton
The Seattle Times | Pacific Northwest Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Langley residents bring recycling home by Justin Burnett
The Whidbey Examiner May 2010 - Green gardeners get wise in harnessing roof runoff by Toni grove
The Whidbey Examiner March 23, 2011