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Our buildings will be capped by a showpiece Living Roof - rooftop gardens that support a responsible stormwater management system. When rain falls on open, undisturbed land, water goes through its natural cycle and returns to the atmosphere through plant evaporation and transpiration (or falls back into the water tables). However, when rain falls onto buildings with impervious surface cover, a staggering 75% of the rainwater becomes surface runoff which often drains into open water bodies, polluting them. By installing a living roof, we are able to mitigate the impact of our new construction on the surrounding land and reduce our future water use by 20-25%. The Living Roof will also provide an educational laboratory for the community to learn about the issues surrounding water reuse and conservation.
- Rainwater Catchment System
- Composting Toilets
- Grey water treatment system
- Subsurface Drip system
- Grey water planters
The Septic/Bio-filter system
Soils can be very shallow in nature, which makes on-site septic systems very hard to design and install. GlendonŽ BioFilter has revolutionized the on-site industry with a system that produces an answer to the problems that have faced the industry for years - trying to design and install in areas where the conventional systems do not meet the local codes for separation and setbacks.
The BioFilter acts as a living organism that breathes air and consumes organic material contained in septic tank effluent while producing essentially pure water and innocuous, odorless gasses which diffuse unnoticed into the air. The harmful organic materials in septic effluent are living and non-living organic matter dissolved and suspended in the sewage water, including sewage indicating bacteria called fecal coliform. The sewage purified by the BioFilter is no longer a threat to health. It is sparkling clear, highly oxygenated, and smells fresh.
This innovative septic system is a product born in Washington State, in Kitsap County. With the Glendon system, the forces and principles of nature are allowed to work on cleaning and disposing of the effluent in a simple and natural way which makes Glendon more reliable and easier to maintain than the sand filter and aerobic systems normally used.
 Its patented process transforms household sewage into clear, useful water which may be safely percolated into the soil or recycled in accordance with local regulations. BioFilter effluent has been laboratory tested under a variety of operating conditions and meets the specifications for Washington State Treatment Standard Number One, without disinfections. The BioFilter uses no chemicals or disinfectants, ozone, or ultraviolet processes. All of these processes or techniques are recognized as being expensive or maintenance intensive, and some can be harmful to the environment. The Model M3 BioFilter has been approved as a propriety alternative system by the Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH). The next generation BioFilter, the M31 has also been approved by WSDOH.
 Glendon Bilfilters are used on the really tough sites, typically where seasonal groundwater or significant rock is found at 12-18 inches below the surface. The system consists of different layers of sand and gravel placed in a watertight box built into the soil with a sand fill placed over the top of the entire area. Effluent is pumped into the bottom of the filter and allowed to wick itself up through the sand and over the rim of the box and into the soil (effluent remains under the cover sand).
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