Comments on: Net Zero Water http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/ The former home of the 100k Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: 2012 Green trends for home | Home Electric Repair http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-7519 2012 Green trends for home | Home Electric Repair Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:20:01 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-7519 [...] familiar with the Net Zero water recycling concept? It’s an innovative way to capture precipitation and re-use the water that your household goes [...] [...] familiar with the Net Zero water recycling concept? It’s an innovative way to capture precipitation and re-use the water that your household goes [...]

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]]> By: Net Zero Water and Living Machines | Silentstorm http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-7441 Net Zero Water and Living Machines | Silentstorm Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:26:25 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-7441 [...] about Net Zero Water from 100K House. This entry was posted in Resources by norton. Bookmark the [...] [...] about Net Zero Water from 100K House. This entry was posted in Resources by norton. Bookmark the [...]

]]> By: Kris http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-6863 Kris Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:09:50 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-6863 As always, you have such interesting posts. net zero water is an interesting concept but it is made so much more difficult by plumbing codes. We have companies in MN manufacturing greywater systems but getting approval to install them here is not possible. For urban construction many locales have rules against waterless urinals, composting toilets, blackwater storage, greywater use, etc. I would think the first house to accomplish this would need to be built with special permissions as a scientific experiment with government funding rather than as an average persons residence. Or if there are any states that have looser codes. I especially don't see individual blackwater treatment in urban or suburban settings as being likely, given the danger of it and the difficulty there would be in municipalities monitoring a bunch of individual systems that could have maintenance issues as they age. I also fail to see what we gain as a society by switching to individual blackwater treatment versus municipal sewage treatment. The only exception that seems reasonable to me would be allowing composting toilets. Rainwater collection is a great concept and when we had a rental home in the Bahamian Cays, all our drinking water as well as washing and toilet flushing came from a rain water collection cistern. As always, you have such interesting posts. net zero water is an interesting concept but it is made so much more difficult by plumbing codes. We have companies in MN manufacturing greywater systems but getting approval to install them here is not possible. For urban construction many locales have rules against waterless urinals, composting toilets, blackwater storage, greywater use, etc. I would think the first house to accomplish this would need to be built with special permissions as a scientific experiment with government funding rather than as an average persons residence. Or if there are any states that have looser codes.

I especially don’t see individual blackwater treatment in urban or suburban settings as being likely, given the danger of it and the difficulty there would be in municipalities monitoring a bunch of individual systems that could have maintenance issues as they age. I also fail to see what we gain as a society by switching to individual blackwater treatment versus municipal sewage treatment. The only exception that seems reasonable to me would be allowing composting toilets.

Rainwater collection is a great concept and when we had a rental home in the Bahamian Cays, all our drinking water as well as washing and toilet flushing came from a rain water collection cistern.

]]> By: Drew http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-4683 Drew Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:23:49 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-4683 In MN there is a company called <a href="http://www.equaris.com/" rel="nofollow">Equaris</a> and they do this now, I believe. I met this guy several years ago. Very interesting background and technology. One piece of trivia that has stuck with me: He told me after he retrofitted his house he re-purposed the well from pulling up water he no longer needed to the piping necessary for a geothermal system. In MN there is a company called Equaris and they do this now, I believe.

I met this guy several years ago. Very interesting background and technology. One piece of trivia that has stuck with me: He told me after he retrofitted his house he re-purposed the well from pulling up water he no longer needed to the piping necessary for a geothermal system.

]]> By: Mike http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-4601 Mike Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:57:16 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-4601 Water Legacy is a Colorado manufacturer of of greywater reuse system that should be considered in the Net Zero Water Initiative. The Company is new and has a number of interesting projects. PLease check out the web site and ask questions. Water Legacy is a Colorado manufacturer of of greywater reuse system that should be considered in the Net Zero Water Initiative. The Company is new and has a number of interesting projects. PLease check out the web site and ask questions.

]]> By: GreenBuildinginDenverdotcom http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-4513 GreenBuildinginDenverdotcom Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:46:17 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-4513 What's the point of having an individual house with zero net water? The city or town you live in is net zero water, just on a larger scale. The municipality already handles all the water treatment issues more economically than anyone's house ever could. Reducing water usage as much as possible is a worthy goal, but I'm skeptical that processing all your water on your site within a city would ever make sense for safety reasons. Rainwater collection is also a worthy goal, since gallons cost dollars. What’s the point of having an individual house with zero net water? The city or town you live in is net zero water, just on a larger scale. The municipality already handles all the water treatment issues more economically than anyone’s house ever could.

Reducing water usage as much as possible is a worthy goal, but I’m skeptical that processing all your water on your site within a city would ever make sense for safety reasons.

Rainwater collection is also a worthy goal, since gallons cost dollars.

]]> By: morgan http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-4508 morgan Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:37:37 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-4508 I may have mentioned this before, but in the late 70's under the carter administration and all the subsidized evironmental programs, a book entitled "the Autonomous House" was published with the help of a governemtn grant. It is net zero everything. It has a similar system for water filtration, as well as passive and active solar, etc. etc. This is 30 years old, before the term "Green" this is PreGreen. I may have mentioned this before, but in the late 70′s under the carter administration and all the subsidized evironmental programs, a book entitled “the Autonomous House” was published with the help of a governemtn grant. It is net zero everything. It has a similar system for water filtration, as well as passive and active solar, etc. etc.
This is 30 years old, before the term “Green” this is PreGreen.

]]> By: Bruce Burnworth http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-4504 Bruce Burnworth Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:59:24 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-4504 I am interested in getting closer to net zero water. To be independent of water and wastewater utilities would be great. Keep up the good work. Santa Barbara will be tough with only 18 inches of rainfall in an average year. We have had some with only 7 inches and others with 40 inches. I am interested in getting closer to net zero water. To be independent of water and wastewater utilities would be great. Keep up the good work. Santa Barbara will be tough with only 18 inches of rainfall in an average year. We have had some with only 7 inches and others with 40 inches.

]]> By: Discussion at local Green Developer « Net Zero Water Project http://www.100khouse.com/2009/08/27/net-zero-water/comment-page-1/#comment-4501 Discussion at local Green Developer « Net Zero Water Project Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:13:25 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=1292#comment-4501 [...] See how Postgreen Homes may be interested in the Net Zero Water Project and read some dicussion on the topic here [...] [...] See how Postgreen Homes may be interested in the Net Zero Water Project and read some dicussion on the topic here [...]

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