1. PROJECT: OLD MAIN
BY:
REYLNNE BECCA
STEVEN MANDY

2. MISSION A Potential Water Harvest for Old Main
How to Incorporate the Surrounding Buildings
Storage Requirements

3. WATER HARVESTING FOR OLD MAIN
USE OLD MAIN TO
IRRAGATE PLANT LIFE

4. THE FOUNTAIN Old Main’s Fountain will be used to Water the lawn
surrounding the building
Try to find a set monthly
Schedule to drain and
irrigate water to lawn.

5. NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS
We recommend using the Social
Sciences and Caesar E Chavez
Buildings
These Buildings have the
Capability of irrigating the
2000sq/ft turf area

6. PROCESS OF OBTAINING WATER
Apply a roof “catchment” system to the buildings
Drain water caught, into a storage unit
Hold water in storage unit to be used throughout
the year for watering the turf area.

7. PROBLEM After collecting water from roof tops, we plan on running
pipes under the the ground into an irrigation system
for the turf area

8. SOCIAL SCIENCIES BUILDING
 Table 2  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H
IRRIGATION
Roof area sq. ft.
26385
HARVESTED
REQUIREM.
NET *
Turf area in sq. ft.
2000
ET turf
Precip
Irr. Require.
Storage
sq. ft
on turf
ET-precip
Harv-Irr.
1287
Cu. Ft from
ET Turf
for sq.ft. turf
Precip.
Cu. Ft.
cu.ft.
Month
ft.
cu. Ft
cu. Ft.
January
0.09
2309
0.17
347
175
172
2137
14620
February
0.08
2199
0.21
428
167
262
1937
16557
March
0.07
1869
0.35
696
142
555
1314
17871
April
0.04
945
0.47
937 72
865 80
17952
May
0.02
418
0.58
1155 32
1123
-706
17246
June
528
0.61
1230 40
1190
-662
16584
July
0.15
3892
0.53
1065
295
770
3122
August
3870
932
293
639
3231
6353
September
2089
0.42
847
158
689
1400
7753
October
1781
0.34
673
135
538
1243
8996
November
0.05
1429
420
108
312
1118
10113
December
2485
303
188
115
2370
12483
TOTAL
0.90
23812
4.52
9034
1805
7229

9. CAESAR E CHAVEZ Table 3 A B C D E F G H IRRIGATION Roof area sq. ft.
IRRIGATION
Roof area sq. ft.
14872
HARVESTED
REQUIREM.
NET *
Turf area in sq. ft.
2000
ET turf
Precip
Irr. Require.
Storage
sq. ft
on turf
ET-precip
Harv-Irr.
2112
Cu. Ft from
ET Turf
for sq.ft. turf
Precip.
Cu. Ft.
cu.ft.
Month
ft.
cu. Ft
cu. Ft.
January
0.09
1301
0.17
347
175
172
1130
6829
February
0.08
1239
0.21
428
167
262
978
7807
March
0.07
1053
0.35
696
142
555
499
8306
April
0.04
533
0.47
937 72
865
-332
7974
May
0.02
235
0.58
1155 32
1123
-888
7086
June
297
0.61
1230 40
1190
-892
6193
July
0.15
2194
0.53
1065
295
770
1423
August
2181
932
293
639
1542
2966
September
1177
0.42
847
158
689
489
3455
October
1004
0.34
673
135
538
466
3920
November
0.05
806
420
108
312
494
4414
December
1400
303
188
115
1285
5700
TOTAL
0.90
13422
4.52
9034
1805
7229

10. MISSION: COMPLETE