[Greenbuilding] New approaches to Septic?

[Sam Ewbank]

The Omega Institute, Rhinebeck NY, due west or NE PA, constructed the "Eco
Machine"(EM) to meet the requirements of the Living Building Challenge.
 The EM treats up to 38,000 gallons a day which is likely more capacity
than what you need to address.  The EM was designed by John Todd Ecological
Design.  You would likely need to design a greenhouse for the EM to reside
in prior to the treated effluent entering a constructed wetland.

John Todd Ecological Design: http://toddecological.com/
Omega Institute: http://eomega.org/omega/about/ocsl/
Living Building Challenge:https://ilbi.org/

Sam



On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:13 PM, <bill.allen at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I am currently in the design stage of a remote vacation/retirement home.
>  It will be Leed platinum, passive house, net zero, etc.  What seems to
> have changed very little over time is how to approach the septic system.
>  Between the house and a separate garage apartment, I could have up 5 or 6
> bedrooms I need to address.
>
> Are there any new approaches to dealing with septic?  All I have been able
> to find are the traditional tank and leach field or individual composting
> toilets.
>
>  The house will be in NE PA for code compliance. Any thoughts would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Bill
>
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