Essential Composting Toilets: A Guide to Options, Design, Installation, and Use

Author:   Gord Baird ,  Ann Baird, BSc
Publisher:   New Society Publishers
Volume:   10
ISBN:  

9780865718722


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   27 November 2018
Recommended Age:   From 16 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Gord Baird ,  Ann Baird, BSc
Publisher:   New Society Publishers
Imprint:   New Society Publishers
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780865718722


ISBN 10:   0865718725
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   27 November 2018
Recommended Age:   From 16 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Safe Composting Chapter 3: System Components and Processes Chapter 4: Design Considerations Chapter 5: Commode Batch Systems Chapter 6: Chambered/Moldering Batch Systems Chapter 7: Continuous Systems Chapter 8: Fluid Management Chapter 9: Best Practices Chapter 10: The Last Flush Appendix A: Percolation Test Procedure Appendix B: Manufacturers Glossary References Index About the Author A Note About the Publisher

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Gord Baird, BA, ARCSA AP and Ann Baird, BSc are the co-creators, designers, and builders of the award winning Eco-Sense home in Victoria, BC, Canada, the first internationally recognized Living Building Challenge petal residential project. They implemented greywater systems, rainwater harvesting, and composting toilets into North America's first legal two-story seismically engineered load-bearing cob home. Gord is Water Commissioner for the 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). Ann works on regional climate action initiatives involving water, food, and energy resiliency in climate adaptation and risk management. They currently give tours of their Eco-sense permaculture homestead in Victoria, BC. www.eco-sense.ca.

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