Greywater for a Parched Planet - Symposium - Nov 17
elizabeth dougherty
Elizabeth
“We can obtain real water from a Virtual River of water efficiency, trimming
water waste, recycling wastewater, and capturing rainwater in urban areas
before it flows into storm drains. There's more water available from these
sources than we've ever exported from the Delta.” (Doug Obegi)
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Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty
Director, Wholly H2o
www.whollyh2o.org
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Subject: [ca-gw] Greywater for a Parched Planet - Symposium - Nov 17
Dear Greywater Professionals,
ADPSR (Architects Designers Planners for Social Responsibility) was so inspired by your dedication to making recycled water available to the masses that we’re holding a symposium on residential/ commercial greywater system design. I was particularly moved by Art Ludwig’s call to action that averted a new restrictive SF ordinance.
In addition to system design and model ordinances for more complex greywater systems (w/ Roger Rushing from the City of Berkeley building department), we’ll be discussing the emerging fascination by architects in the idea of vertical / urban agriculture. How could local food production occur in high density urban environments as we climb towards ever higher requirements for max. energy efficiency and less reliance on far away food and water resources.
This will be held at the architect’s building in San Francisco on Nov 17 – 130 Sutter Street/ 6:00PM – 8:00PM.
http://aiasf.org/calendar/cal_detail.cfm?cid=5288
Cheers,
Courtney Miller
Chair, ADPSR Building Ecology Lecture Series
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Courtney Miller, RA, LEED AP
2401 Ivy Drive/ Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94606
Tel: 415 637 8446
Email: cour...@gis.net
Greywater for a Parched Planet:
Quenching California’s Thirst for lush landscapes and local food production
November 17, 2009 6:00 pm Reception; 6:30 pm Lecture
AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
As the water crisis drags on, greywater has jumped into the fray as California’s most reliable non-potable water source. And thanks to the recent ruling on August 4th, by the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC), it is now affordable for residential customers to install single fixture, ‘laundry to landscape’ greywater systems - no permit required. But the brouhaha over permitting is still raging. Many counties are still requiring expensive perk tests for even the simplest of systems.
Please join us for a lively discussion on model greywater ordinances, and the latest thinking in ecological landscapes, including furturistic schemes for vertical farming in high density residential developments.
Brent Bucknum
Principal, Hyphae Design Laboratory
Hyphae Design Laboratory is an ecological landscape firm with a special focus on alternative water management practices, currently working in Oakland, Los Angeles, and Mexico. They specialize in the design and installation of living roofs & walls, rainwater catchment systems, greywater systems, and constructed wetlands. Brent previously served as Design Director at Rana Creek, an ecological restoration, landscape design firm, based in Carmel Valley, California.
Roger Rushing
Senior Green Building Inspector
City of Berkeley, Office of Energy & Sustainable Development
Josiah Cain
Principal, Design Ecology
Josiah Raison Cain has over 16 years of experience in ecological design and green building applications. He has been featured on radio and television, lectures regularly, and teaches courses at Esalen, Sonoma State University, and UC Davis. He is currently a Partner and Chief Design Officer at Design Ecology in Mill Valley, specializing in vegetated architectural systems and urban ecological solutions. He received a masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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