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Urban environment
In the urban and peri-urban area, we propose Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems that help mitigate the impact of storms that generate floods. With the adequate study of drainage, landscape elements are established which stop, retain, store, filter, infiltrate and treat runoff water, before dumping it into the receiving body.
Sustainable Urban Drainage System
With Reland we advise and design these systems in order to give urban projects a sustainable character from a water management point of view. Water management is a key point when it comes to locating urban infrastructure.
The most common elements are:
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Detention and retention ponds
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Green roofs and walls
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Permeable pavements
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Infiltration trenches
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Wet gardens
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Riparian and wetland buffers
Rainwater storage
Rainfall harvesting involves the collection, storage, and reuse of roof runoff. Rainfall harvesting reduces runoff volume and peak flows. Cistern tanks, flex tanks, and precast ferrocement tanks are generally larger than rain barrels and skinny tanks, and are used for domestic water supply, rather than landscape irrigation. Most rainwater harvesting devices are modulated and can be wired to provide additional storage.
Drain grates prevent debris from accumulating in runoff. Filtration and purification equipment must be incorporated when rainwater runoff is used for potable uses.
Urban gardens
We believe that food production should grow within cities, as well as in rural areas. Reland offers the full service for the construction of urban gardens, from its preparation until after the first crop cycle.
Organic food production is a culture that we want to promote within the urban environment, in order not only to generate quality food, but also to raise awareness about of the importance of this ancient practice as a tool to bring the consumer closer to the producer in the food industry.
Phytotreatment floating islands
Many bodies of water suffer eutrophication processes, that is, exponential growth of algae that generate lack of dissolved oxygen in aquatic environments, making life difficult for the rest of the living beings.
Floating islands with aquatic plants, in addition to providing oxygen to the system, eliminate excess dissolved nutrients, mitigating the eutrophication effect.
These islands are a simple and economical solution in bodies of water in a critical state, generating a balance in the aquatic ecosystem. Not only is their maintenance minimal and simple, but they are also elements that blend into the landscape and enhance biodiversity.
Constructed wetlands
Constructed wetlands, also known as artificial wetlads, are wastewater treatment systems, specifically designed to separate contaminants from wastewater and carry out proper waste management and disposal.
From Reland we advise, design and project wetland treatment systems for residual water purification.
Water balances
In order to know the availability of rainwater in a specific site, it is necessary to know the climatic variables, in order to later be able to carry out a water balance. This information will allow us to size any drainage or storage element for rainwater.
With Reland we carry out this service, making relevant information available to the client for any type of project that contemplates water as a usable resource.