Offering protection from the rain is just one of the uses your roof can have. Did you know that in some parts of Belgium, homeowners are required to collect rainwater? We can all follow this example to make savings every day. In some cases, you may be eligible for tax credits or grants to help fund the installation.
Rainwater harvesting systems are an integral part of eco-construction techniques. They offer you soft water for all uses. Perfect for watering the garden, or for flushing the toilet. It is possible to collect up to 73 cubic metres of water every year, which can lighten your water bill and take the pressure off the environment!
Frogs (and toads and tree frogs) love rain. They are all amphibians, a group that contains close to 3,500 different species found in nearly every country on earth.
Frogs and water
Frogs are amphibians. They spend the first phase of their lives entirely in the water, as tadpoles, before growing to their adult form. This is when they emerge from the water to live on dry land.
However, adult frogs never stray far from the water (ponds, streams or lakes), and especially like rainy weather. Their bodies must stay damp and they need water to prevent their skin from drying out.
To move around on land, frogs walk or hop; in the water they are excellent swimmers.
Rainbows look amazing… And no wonder, because they contain all the colours in the visible light spectrum, from violet (on the outside) to red (on the inside)… All, except one: magenta, which is a combination of red and violet.
A rainbow doesn’t remain still, but moves in relation to where you see it from. That makes it harder to find the mythical pot of gold.
The rainbow is in fact present only on your retina, a result of light being reflected through water droplets suspended in the air. These droplets act as prisms and break down the light passing through them.
And even the number of colours seen has changed with the ages: Aristotle saw only 3 colours, whereas we see 7 (since Newton).
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Your roof can do more than keep the rain off your head
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Love the rain | 5 December 2009 | par : remy
Offering protection from the rain is just one of the uses your roof can have. Did you know that in some parts of Belgium, homeowners are required to collect rainwater? We can all follow this example to make savings every day. In some cases, you may be eligible for tax credits or grants to help fund the installation.
Rainwater harvesting systems are an integral part of eco-construction techniques. They offer you soft water for all uses. Perfect for watering the garden, or for flushing the toilet. It is possible to collect up to 73 cubic metres of water every year, which can lighten your water bill and take the pressure off the environment!
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With Novadry, it’s OK to play in the rain!
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Love the rain | 5 August 2009 | par : remy
Here are a few ideas for games
- Jumping in puddles. Whoever makes the biggest splash wins!
- Make paper boats and sail them down streams.
- Build a water capture system to channel water into a reservoir (using guttering, plastic cups, tarpaulins for instance)
- Dance
- Run through the rain drops
- Create a bike course that takes you through the most puddles possible!
- Who can collect the most snails in a minute?
It’s your turn to play!
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Rainy, wet… perfect weather for frogs!
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Love the rain | 5 July 2009 | par : remy
Frogs (and toads and tree frogs) love rain. They are all amphibians, a group that contains close to 3,500 different species found in nearly every country on earth.
Frogs and water
Frogs are amphibians. They spend the first phase of their lives entirely in the water, as tadpoles, before growing to their adult form. This is when they emerge from the water to live on dry land.
However, adult frogs never stray far from the water (ponds, streams or lakes), and especially like rainy weather. Their bodies must stay damp and they need water to prevent their skin from drying out.
To move around on land, frogs walk or hop; in the water they are excellent swimmers.
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A rainbow caught between sky and earth
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Love the rain | 6 November 2008 | par : remy
Rainbows look amazing… And no wonder, because they contain all the colours in the visible light spectrum, from violet (on the outside) to red (on the inside)… All, except one: magenta, which is a combination of red and violet.
A rainbow doesn’t remain still, but moves in relation to where you see it from. That makes it harder to find the mythical pot of gold.
The rainbow is in fact present only on your retina, a result of light being reflected through water droplets suspended in the air. These droplets act as prisms and break down the light passing through them.
And even the number of colours seen has changed with the ages: Aristotle saw only 3 colours, whereas we see 7 (since Newton).
You see, rain can have its own beauty!
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