Essential Composting Toilets

A Guide to Options, Design, Installation, and Use

von Gord Baird, Ann Baird

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Transform Waste into a Resource with Safe, Efficient Composting ToiletsPart of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Composting Toilets is the practical guide to designing, installing, and operating water-saving, environmentally friendly toilet systems. Learn how to turn human waste into compost while improving hygiene, reducing water use, and increasing resilience in homes or small buildings.What You'll Learn - Water Conservation and Cost Savings: Minimize water use and reduce reliance on septic systems or municipal sewage.- Resource Recovery: Safely compost waste into usable soil amendments while maintaining health and safety standards.- System Selection Made Simple: Compare composting toilet types, ventilation strategies, urine separation, and new build versus retrofit applications.- Design, Installation, and Operation: Step-by-step guidance, drawings, and photos make planning and building your system clear and achievable.- Professional Yet Accessible: Ideal for DIYers, homeowners, designers, consultants, and water conservation advocates.Written by Gord and Ann Baird, award-winning permaculture designers and sustainable building experts, this guide blends research, regulation compliance, and hands-on experience to make composting toilets a viable option for any home, whether urban or rural.Explore the full Sustainable Building Essentials series for illustrated, step-by-step guidance on natural and sustainable building systems, high-performance homes, and environmentally responsible construction.

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Technologie, allgemein Angepasste Technologie
• ISBN: 9780865718722
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.11.2018
• Größe: 278 x 215 mm
• Verlag: New Society Publishers