The following post is authored by student and Sherwood blogging intern, Stephanie Merenbach. As in many countries, the demands for potable water in South Africa are increasing. City populations are on the rise due to urbanization as people move out of rural villages and into the city centers of the nation. The population shifts are causing [...]

Please join us Wednesday, November 14th for our Greenbuild happy hour and art opening at Sherwood! The night will feature specialty cocktails, entertainment, art, food, and craft beer on tap featuring a never-before-seen Gigante IPA, in honor of the San Francisco Giants’ World Series victory (colored appropriately). Wednesday, November 14th  6:00 – 9:00pm 58 Maiden Lane, Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 [...]

The world’s water is approximately 97.5% salt water and 2.5% freshwater. Of the 2.5% that is fresh, about 70% is trapped in ice caps and glaciers. This means that less than 1% of the world’s water can meet human freshwater needs, and the majority of this water is buried underground in aquifers. Countries are using [...]

According to the US EPA, an average American family of four uses about 400 gallons of water per day to meet indoor and outdoor needs. More than half of the water used indoors is suitable for reuse in non-potable applications like irrigation or toilet flushing. This reusable water, also known as “graywater,” is effluent that [...]