Rainwater harvesting

Over the past few decades, urbanisation has been developing exponentially across the world with more than half of the human population making their way into cities. Cities, as products of urbanisation, become magnets for people looking for job opportunities, excellent infrastructure and efficient transport facilities. However, the sprawling nature of expanding cities has taken its toll on surrounding landscapes, with wild plants and animals being replaced with concrete buildings and paved roads…

Introduction to Engineering When I was first entered this class, Introduction to Engineering, actually I was quite surprised because there are two lecturers , Ir Dr Zaki and Dr Siti Hajjar . I also assumed that this class will be very easy . This is because most of our senior said that this class is the easiest . But , after been through the first semester , I would say that my early assumption is dead wrong. I never thought that this class will be that hard. For this class , we need to do big…

were cut down. There was also preservation of the topography, which is descends at a relatively steep angle to a natural pond. The existing natural pond also has been conserved and is cleaned by filtration and water plants as a strategy for rainwater harvesting too. It is as a response for one of Jakarta environmental risk, flooding. Besides ecological sustainability, the planning provides shared landscaping and generous communal facilities around the pond, such as a yoga room, community…

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