Drainage systems are limited in performance and difficult to maintain. A drainage system is therefore specified, comprising the following: at least one infiltration device (10, 40) adapted to receive fluid; a collecting device (30) which is in fluid communication with the at least one infiltration device (10, 40) and is adapted to receive fluid from the at least one infiltration device (10, 40) and to discharge it to a fluid system (4), wherein a gateway device (52) is provided, which is adapted to receive and transmit sensor data to a receiving unit (60); at least one sensor (6, 6′, 7, 11, 11′, 14, 31, 31′, 32, 33, 41, 44, 42, 45) is provided, which is communicatively connected to the gateway device (52) for providing sensor data.

There is provided a removable downspout filter for installation into a downspout. The removable downspout filter includes a filter basket with attached face plate. The face plate includes side flaps configured to wrap around the downspout when the downspout filter is installed and is generally configured to blend in with the downspout. Also provided is a downspout with installed filter and kits including the same.

An apparatus for controlling fluid flow, including a temperature sensitive material, having a first physical property at a first temperature and a second physical property at a second temperature, a device for controlling fluid flow, and a device for connecting the temperature sensitive material to the fluid flow control device. The connecting device may be configured so that the fluid flow control device is in a first position at the first temperature and in a second position at a second temperature. The temperature sensitive material may be aluminum wire or stainless steel wire. The temperature sensitive material may have the shape of an Archimedean spiral. The connecting device may be a motion amplifier. The first temperature may be a cryogenic temperature.

A rainwater collection assembly for collecting rainwater includes a reservoir that is mountable to a wall of a building and the reservoir has an inlet that is in fluid communication with a downspout of a gutter system of the building to direct rainwater into the reservoir for storage. The reservoir has a pair of outlets each being integrated therein to release the rainwater from the reservoir. A spigot is fluidly integrated into the reservoir to release the rainwater from the reservoir when the spigot is opened. An intake pipe is fluidly coupled to the inlet in the reservoir and the intake pipe can be fluidly coupled to a downspout of the gutter system for directing the rainwater into the reservoir.

A device for draining a liquid from a first film layer which forms at least one part of a building cladding element. A first valve element can be arranged in the region of a first opening of the first film layer such that the valve element can be pivoted between a first position, which closes the first opening, and a second position, which at least partly releases the first opening. Additionally, a first opening and closing are configured to keep the first valve element in the first position if pressure of a liquid is less than or equal to a threshold, allow the first valve element to pivot from the first position to the second position if the pressure of the liquid exceeds the threshold, and pivot the first valve element from the second position to the first position if the pressure is substantially no longer present.

Individual four-sided shaped modules used in an assembly for underground storage of storm water and other fluid storage needs. Modules are assembled into a resultant four-sided tiling shape for maximized structural strength and material use efficiency. Internal four-sided shaped modules are assembled and encased by external four-sided shaped modules. Internal adjacent modules are in direct fluid communications with one another through a channel-less chamber. Internal four-sided shaped modules drain into four-sided shaped modules chamber where fluid is either stored or drained. Assemblies include various top and side pieces along with access ports for entry into said assembly.

A bioretention system includes a number of connected wall portions defining an enclosure. Each wall portion includes a pair of spaced supports that support one or more panels that are interlocked with the pair of supports via mating interlocking features. Where a wall portion includes an upper panel atop of a lower panel, a lower edge of the upper panel and a top edge of the lower panel are in contact with each other to form the wall portion. The supports are then connected in spaced relation on the transverse axis by internal bars or beams which provide support for the wall portions without the need for external soil reinforcement.

A downspout end cover protects and closes a lower end of a rain gutter downspout assembly. The cover includes a body that forms a continuous hollow channel with the top and the bottom for passage of collected rainwater. The back of the body forms a first aperture sized to attach to an end of the downspout and the front forms a second aperture that emits collected rainwater. A door is rotatably attached to the front of the body at a top of the front of the body by a hinge and when closed, prevents entry of animals, insects or blown debris. A ledge provided behind the door, so that the door, when closed, rests against the ledge and does not protrude from the body, protecting the door and sealing the downspout end cover against entry of insects and preventing detachment of the door from the body.

An umbrella like structure deployed in an inverted configuration that acts as a funnel and collection area to receive rainwater. The center of the umbrella is connected to a support structure which includes tubing that transfers the water to a collection tank via an irrigation system. The umbrella like structure has further applications as providing shade and additional protection for the vegetation underneath.

A louvered pergola includes (a) a plurality of horizontally spaced apart posts; (b) an elevated frame supported by the posts and defining a central frame opening; and (c) a plurality of louvers supported by the frame and extended parallel with each other across the frame opening. The plurality of louvers include a static first louver fixed to the frame, a static second louver fixed to the frame opposite the static first louver, and a plurality of pivotable louvers pivotably supported by the frame between the static first and second louvers. The pivotable louvers are pivotable relative to the static first and second louvers between a closed position in which each pair of adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers interlock to close the frame opening, and an open position in which a gap is provided between each pair of adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers.