Today is the first day of Norsk Hytteliv 2008 in Oslo, Norway. Norsk Hytteliv is the biggest cottage show in Scandinavia.
Watch this almost live video (filmed about 10 minutes ago)!
Lots more about the show in future posts.
Churches are a popular application for Envirolet® composting toilet systems. Especially, in older churches that have no access to water. Check out this story from Country Way magazine in the UK.
Holy Convenience
It’s a case of relief all round in Wilby. No longer will parishioners sit crossed legged in St Mary’s following the installation of a unique environmentally friendly compostible toilet, a first for the diocese. Developed in the Canadian backwoods, the loo, located in its own inconspicuous wooden hut, needs no water or septic tank, only an electricity supply.
“Wilby’s showing the way. This is a very modern and responsible solution to the problem of providing toilet for a medieval building,” says Lay Elder Sheila Pipe. “It enormously expands the use the community can make of its church.” The green convenience cost about £2,500.
“We are keen to embrace modern technology into medieval buildings,” says James Halsall our DAC Secretary. “It’s a cheap option with a minimal footprint, that is removable if necessary. It makes it very much easier to grant permission for it to be installed.”
Reprinted with permission from Country Way magazine in the UK.
Envirolet® Composting Toilets are proud to be a sponsor of the 2008 California Earth Day Run & Walk. The run is being organized by the Earth, Water, Air & Soil Foundation and will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA.
The California Earth Day Run & Walk will be a great event for runners, walkers and kids. It should be a green spring in Discovery Park, where the American River meets the Sacramento River. Help them raise money for environmental education, conservation, and restoration efforts in the Greater Sacramento area. There will also be a river clean-up.
Visit the site for information on how you can participate.
We first wrote about IDS08 on Friday when we posted a quick video. As promised, here are some of the photos from the Envirolet® installation at the Sarah Richardson’s My Country design, part of designLIVE feature at IDS08.
An Envirolet® composting toilet system was the perfect choice to handle sanitation in a sustainable and environment-friendly manner, two goals of the overall designLIVE project. This particular model uses only 0.5L of water per flush.
Sarah Richardson’s My Country home design where the Envirolet® is installed.
The Envirolet® in the bathroom.
Lindsay, Tommy and Natalie from the Design Inc. team.
The Envirolet® in the bathroom. You can see the flush switch on the wall. This Envirolet® flushes with only 0.5L of water.
Envirolet® brochures in the bathroom make for some interesting reading material.
Envirolet® on the sponsors sign.
This way to see the Envirolet®.
More at designLIVE.
Did you see Envirolet® at designLIVE at IDS08? Tell us.
Another quick post to show another video of Envirolet® at IDS08. This video is a walk-thru of part of the home ending in the bathroom. Look for the Envirolet® composting toilet!
One more post to follow with photos.
An Envirolet® VF™ composting toilet system is part of Sarah Richardson’s home design for designLIVE at IDS08 (Interior Design Show) in Toronto. The show runs this weekend at Exhibition Place.
Sarah Richardson is the star of HGTV’s Sarah’s House and Design Inc.
We have more photos to come, but for now here is a quick video of the Envirolet®.
We love seeing unique installations. And, this definitely is one! Thanks to Kathy for sending in wonderful photos and a great story about her Envirolet® waterless composting toilet system installed on the front porch of her Missouri cabin! Read her story to find out more…
“Attached are photos of our electric composting toilet at our cabin in Missouri. We didn’t have time to build the bathroom before cold weather set in - so we put it on the front porch until spring. We love it and it’s just a couple of steps out the front door. I am reminded of the Beverly Hillbillies, but what the heck - you do what you need to do!
I’ll send more photos when it’s in it’s permanent home on the back of our log cabin. We love our Envirolet and are proud to brag to our friends how “green” we have become and friendly to Mother Earth in these approaching times of water shortage.”
Kathy C.
Missouri
Thanks, Kathy! We appreciate the time it took to send us your testimonial.
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