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Ecological design |
Oasis Design — Ecological systems
design. Water, wastewater, and grey water systems, edible landscaping,
transport bicycles, and more. Books, articles, and consulting. |
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| Principles
of Ecological Design — Inspiration, and guidance for a radical
redesign of our way of life. Disengage from corporate consumer culture, and create a more fulfilling lifestyle. http://www.oasisdesign.net/design/principles.htm |
Ecological design principles are fundamental to any green building or ecological living initiative. | |
Greywater |
Grey water central—
All about greywater systems: Why to use them, how to choose, build and
use them, regulations, studies, and examples. |
Grey water systems can save water and reduce pollution. For Central has a plethora of information on greywater systems. |
| Free instructions for installing a simple, low cost, effective laundry-only greywater system |
Laundry To Landscape - Free instructions for installing a simple, low cost, effective laundry-only greywater system for yourself or as
a business. |
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Oasis Design - The national leader in designs and information on greywater systems,
gravity feed water supply, and rainwater harvesting. |
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Choosing building, and using a greywater system |
The New Create an Oasis with Grey Water
(book)—
How to choose, build, and use twenty types of greywater systems. |
To choose, design, and use new greywater system, or to get more out of an existing one, reading a general book on greywater systems is a good first step. |
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Choosing building, and using a greywater system |
Common grey water mistakes—A
compendium of popular grey water system designs and practices that don't
yield good results are described. Grey water systems that work are recommended. |
To avoid common pitfalls in greywater system design, be sure to read Oasis Design's compendium of Common grey water mistakes. |
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Greywater law, policy, research |
Grey water policy center—
Extensive information about legal aspects of grey water, with links to more. http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/law |
The legal aspects of greywater reuse are almost never a problem for homeowners doing retrofit systems, but almost always a problem for new construction or large retrofits. |
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Builders who are interested in incorporating greywater in new construction and remodeling, researchers, and regulators |
Builder's Grey Water Guide (book)—will
help building professionals or homeowners work within or around building
codes to successfully include greywater systems in new construction or
remodeling, even if they have little prior greywater experience. |
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| Urban and institutional greywater applications |
Indoor grey water reuseCascading, |
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| Water |
Water Storage (book) Designing, building and maintaining tanks and ponds; sustainably managing groundwater, how to make ferro cement tanks. |
Finally there is a general book on water storage. It is estimated that on the average water system, Oasis Design's book will pay for itself a hundred times over in errors avoided and maintenance savings. |
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Backpackers, campers, boaters, kayakers, camp leaders, forest Engineers, treatment plant operators, regulators of water and
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Wild Water Wisdom (article)— Outdoorspeople: see how to bathe, wash dishes, and laundry in the outdoors without getting the water dirty, by understanding the impact of adding different materials to different points in the water cycle. Learn about alternative cleaning materials from the wild. Engineers: gain insight for better design of any water or wastewater
system, by understanding how nature handles water and wastewater. |
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| Engineers, treatment plant operators, regulators
of water and wastewater, watershed managers, water lovers |
Fecal coliform measurements— What They Really Mean About Water Quality. Alternative measurements
of bacteriological water quality can help you understand general and fecal
coliform bacteria counts and relate them to the real world. Understanding
water quality can help you design and use systems better.
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Rainwater harvesting |
Rainwater harvesting —
Resources for design and construction of rainwater harvesting systems. |
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Transportation |
What does driving cost?—
What driving really costs, and how much you can same by using alternatives. |
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Sustainability |
Legalize Sustainability
Information and Resources -
An inventory of strategies to get over, around, under or through institutional barriers
to sustainability. |
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