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Midtown Community Elementary School

Neptune, New Jersey

One of the first public schools to achieve a LEED rating, the Midtown Community Elementary School is created through a collaboration of a number of government agencies called the Schools Development Authority (SDA) which is charged with using its $3.9 billion in funding to provide "safe, healthy, and sustainable schools." All newly-constructed public schools in New Jersey funded through the SDA shall be built to LEED standards.

A Living Textbook

Serving 700 students (pre-K through grade 5), the 149,000-square-foot Midtown Community Elementary School is built to teach. Features include glass doors on mechanical rooms so students can see and learn about the schools energy-saving systems; transparent, raised flooring allowing students to see the structure's cabling; and a 6,000-square-foot roof garden for outdoor experiments.

Unforgettable Lesson

Although only a single bathroom in the structure is a Clivus system, the opportunities it offers are great. By saving over 95% of the water consumed by a standard 1.6-gallon toilet, the Foam-flush toilet will demonstrate that water need not be wasted for flushing. The planned instruction in the compost system's conversion of toilet waste into soil amendment will, no doubt, make a lasting impression.

Since 1973 Clivus Multrum has been the industry leader in composting toilets and greywater technologies. Composting toilets eliminate water from the waste stream and prevent the nutrients in human waste from becoming a source of pollution. Our waterless toilets and waterless urinals use no water at all. Our Foam-flush toilet is an ultra low flow toilet fixture that uses just six ounces of water per use. That’s a 97% water savings when compared with conventional 1.6 gallon per flush toilets. The M54 Trailhead is an ADA compliant pre fab or kit built stand alone restroom structure that comes in either a single stall or double stall with Clivus composting technology. The Trailhead is the natural solution for golf course and remote bathrooms. Clivus Multrum greywater systems (or graywater) recycle water from sinks, showers, dishwashers, and washing machines to irrigate plants. Many people consider composting toilets when looking for an alternative to conventional onsite waste treatment technologies. Satisfied Clivus customers include the National Park Service, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of New York, Green Builders, Parcs Canada, and state and local parks throughout North America and beyond.