Posted on November 4, 2010, 1:38 pm, by admin, under
Recent News.
The Chicago Tribune has given an unusual amount of space to composting toilets in the last few days. Considering that Greenbuild will draw thousands of green building professionals to Chicago in a few weeks we're delighted to see the attention.
The Rise of Composting Toilets: Lauren Harrison gives a quick history and mentions that green building is helping spur an interest composting toilets in a wider range of locations than seen in the past.
Taking the Waste Out of Human Waste: Yesterday Ms Harrison reported on a project called Humble Pile that has been surreptitiously composting...
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Posted on November 4, 2010, 1:22 pm, by admin, under
Recent News.
It looks like lots of folks are interested in water issues lately.
Yesterday three articles concerning water issues crossed our screens that were worth sharing.
Is Your City Running Out of Water?: Good points us to an article on The 10 U.S. cities with the worst water concerns.
U.S. Water System Crumbling, Survey Supports Fix: TreeHugger tell us that U.S. water infrastructure is old and in disrepair. This results in pollution and wasted water. Sounds to us like incentive for using composting toilets and greywater systems.
Rethinking the Home Water System: Treehugger adapts an...
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Posted on October 25, 2010, 8:14 am, by admin, under
Recent News.
It's official! The Tyson Living Learning Center at Washington University in St. Louis has been certified as a Living Building by the International Living Building Institute.
Clivus Multrum is proud to have contributed to this sustainable endeavor. The composting toilets in the building are completely waterless and allow the nutrients in human waste to be recycled. The Greywater system uses water from sinks and water fountains to irrigate landscaping.
Read more from the WUSTL press release or the ILBI Certified Projects page.
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November 17-19, 2010
Location: McCormick Place – Chicago, IL
http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/
Stop by Booth #1029 to discuss a project or check out the Foam-flush...
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Posted on October 21, 2010, 11:38 am, by admin, under
New Projects.
The Products section of Greensource Magazine featured Clivus Multrum Greywater Systems in the September + October 2010 Issue.
Clivus Multrum Greywater systems can contribute to LEED WE Credits 1 & 2.
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Musconetcong Watershed Association's River Resource Center has earned LEED Platinum certification! Clivus Multrum is proud to have played a role in helping the MWA conserve water and reduce infrastructure needs with composting toilets! One medium sized composter and a Foam-flush toilet can accomodate 80 uses a day.
Here's their press release:
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Rockefeller State Park recently re-built a restroom to accomodate visitors. The new restroom uses a Clivus Multrum composting toilet system that was installed in a restroom that previously stood on the site.
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As the first park in the State of Alabama to install a Clivus Multrum composting toilet the Tuscaloosa County Parks & Recreation Authority have a note-worthy restroom. The building stands at the parking area for a the Binion Creek Boat Ramp which offers a multi-lane boat launch, ample parking and floating courtesy docks.
One M54 Trailhead Two-Stall serves 44,000 visits a year and uses no water at all to do so.
The building was delivered as a kit and assembled on site. A custom mason finish was added to three walls to suit the...
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Part of the Hershey Golf Collection, Hershey Links is 175 acres of traditional links style golf in Hummelstown, PA. Since it's opening in 2007 the course has won awards from a number of sources from Golf Magazine to the Zagat Survey.
The new M54 Trailheads are located on the 6th and 14th holes. They were delivered as kits and assembled and appointed on site. Both Foam-flush toilets and waterless urinals are available to ensure golfers' comfort.
The Course has made arrangements with Clivus Multrum for regular maintenance visits from a local...
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Posted on June 18, 2010, 10:16 am, by admin, under
Recent News.
From the article: "The Canaan Valley Institute teaches sustainability and green practices. So when the institute built its new Research and Education Center, its leaders wanted to apply those same lessons to the building."
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