Santa Barbara's Deep Green Future (Presentation)Integrated design and codes for an orderly transition to a post peak world:Super efficient fixtures, water reuse, rainwater harvesting,
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Laundry to Landscape Graywater System (Workshop)August 4th at Faulkner Gallery.
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Summary: Information and background reading for Laundry to Landscape Lecture and Workshop. |
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World-renowned integrated systems designer, educator and researcher Art Ludwig will explain the big picture advantages of integrated design, give specifics of what systems that enable Santa Barbarans to live better on 80% less resources would look like, and discuss options for removing institutional barriers to sustainability.
Cost: $10 suggested donation, no one turned away.
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Suggested reading
The more of the background info below you understand (or have been exposed to) before coming, the more you will get out of the presentation:
- Live Better, Waste Less
- Eco Design Principles-download
- Green 4,000 ft2 home?
- Legalize sustainability
- Ecological design photos
There are hundreds of pages of information on this site—people have been known to spend all night here. If you enjoyed the info above, here's some recommendations for more material relevant to this presentation:
- Integrated Design
- Integrated design examples
- The Hand-Sculpted House (book)
- Yurt bath house
- Eco home checklist-pdf
- Integrated design for fire
- Rocket Mass Heaters (book)
- Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (book by Brad Lancaster)
- Water Storage-book
- Laundry to landscape
- Understanding water class
- Treatment vs application depth-pdf
- Fecal coliform counts
- Water indicator bacteria levels (xls)
- Sewers & water quality
- Wild water wisdom-article
What the Workshop Will Explore
In the workshop, Art will also discuss his recent work in Sacramento, recent changes in Santa Barbara greywater policy and California state code that will open up the installation of simple, practical greywater installation to professionals as never before.
Then he'll zoom in and spend most of the time on the practical details how to install Laundry to landscape , the simplest, least expensive, lowest effort way to irrigate with residential greywater, and the most economically and ecologically viable to install professionally.
- Why greywater matters
- Changes in greywater standards at the local, and state level
- Streamlined permitting and compliance
- Site assessment; mapping, surveying elevations, perc test
- Advantages and issues with simple greywater systems
- Laundry to landscape system; advantages and limitations
- Simple supply, emitter flow and soil loading calculations
- Systems design, parts, parts sources, how to estimate costs
- Sample system components show and tell
- Installation tips and tricks
- Mulch basins specifications for laundry
- Attendee design clinic: Bring a background site map, photos and site assessment from your own project for possible use in this clinic
- If time permits, we will discuss other system options and business suggestions, or possibly view a system in the field
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Immediate, Extended Training Opportunity
Art is seeking a small number of people with a landscaping background, who are interested in becoming local experts in professional installation of Laundry to Mulch Basin systems, to install a series of systems in advance of the workshop. These folks could also, if they wish, assist with the workshop and appear in a video he is producing on the design, installation and use of these systems. To apply for this opportunity, Email us or call at 967 9956.
Registration
(info removed after class)
Helpful Preparation
The more of the background info below you understand (or have been exposed to) before coming, the more you will get out of the workshop.
The following is worth reading all the way through:
And this:
- City permitting information on Laundry to Mulch Basin systems
- Oasis greywater-book
- GW site assessment checklist-pdf
- Stub outs
- Common greywater mistakes
This stuff will add more depth if you can scan or read any of it:
- CA grey water stakeholder's meeting handout (pdf, 500k)
- Eco Design Principles-download
- Eco home checklist-pdf
- Green 4,000 ft2 home?
- Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (book by Brad Lancaster)
- Water Storage-book
- Fruit tree chart
- Builder's GW Guide-book
- Water testing-download
- SBCC sample water budget spreadsheet (xls)
- Stub outs & collection plumbing checklist (PDF)
If you are intersted in policy, check out these pages:
Workshop Logistics
There will be a lunch break on the day of the workshop-- we suggest you bring food to sustain yourself and/or to share.
The workshop will consist of a mix of interactive discussion of what's in front of us and hands-on demonstrations/work on the land; please wear/bring appropriate clothing for both activity types.
Most instruction will be in English, but Art has years of exposure to job site Spanish in the US and Mexico and can provide clarifications as needed in Spanish.
About the instructor
Ecological Systems Designer Art Ludwig has worked on water and wastewater systems, edible landscaping natural architecture, and improved building codes since 1980. His specialty is complex, integrated "systems of systems."
Art has studied and worked in 22 different countries, consulted for the states of New York and New Mexico and California on water reuse policy, and given dozens of lectures and workshops.
His book Water Storage was the #1 plumbing book on Amazon for 2008, his book Create an Oasis with Greywater, the #1 landscape book.