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: Easily-understood drawings, plans, and photos. Coverage of all main composting toilet systems. Selection criteria including site considerations, urine separation pros/cons, renovations/new builds, ventilation, servicing, and composting details. Design and installation details. 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.
Author(s): Gord Baird, Ann Baird
Series: Sustainable Building Essentials
Edition: 1
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 202
Tags: Toilets: Design And Construction, Compost, Sewage As Fertilizer, Night Soil
Front Cover
Praise
Title Page
New Society Sustainable Building Essentials Series
Rights Page
Contents
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
Colour Section
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 Authors
A Note About the Publisher
A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading
