Essential Composting Toilets: A Guide to Options, Design, Installation, and Use Contributor(s): Baird, Gord (Author), Baird, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865718725 ISBN-13: 9780865718722 Publisher: New Society Publishers OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - House & Home | Do-it-yourself - Plumbing - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Waste Management - House & Home | Sustainable Living |
Dewey: 696.182 |
Series: Sustainable Building Essentials |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.5" W x 10.9" (1.40 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From wastestream to mainstream, a practical guide to composting toilet systems. Composting toilets are a key feature for local resilience, money saving, water conservation, resource recovery, septic system replacement, and an improved bathroom experience in rural and urban buildings. Essential Composting Toilets is a streamlined manual that takes a practical, how-to approach to composting toilet system selection, design, installation, and operation, while meeting universal health and safety objectives. Drawing from existing regulations and research, this book dispels myths and provides tools to assess various systems. It includes:
Offering a professional approach accessible to DIYers, homeowners, designers, building consultants, water conservation advocates, and regulators, Essential Composting Toilets provides key information for redesigning toilet systems anywhere in the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baird, Ann: - Ann Baird, BSc is co-creator, designer, and builder of the award winning Eco-Sense home, the first internationally recognized Living Building Challenge petal residential project. Ann works on regional climate action initiatives involving water, food, and energy resiliency in climate adaptation and risk management.Baird, Gord: - Gord Baird, BA, is co-creator, designer, and builder of the award winning Eco-Sense home, the first internationally recognized Living Building Challenge petal residential project. Gord is the Water Commissioner for the Victoria Capital Regional District's regional Water Supply Commission and Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Commission, and was a technical editor for the BC Ministry of Health's Manual of Composting Toilets and Greywater Standard Practices (2016). |