RimstarOrg | Rain Water Toilets Net Zero Energy Vincent Massey Park Service Pavilion @RimstarOrg | Uploaded 12 years ago | Updated 17 hours ago
The Vincent Massey Park service pavilion, or public washroom, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada uses rain water collection for its low-flow toilets. The rain water is stored in an underground tank/cistern. There are also grid-tied solar panels/photovoltaic panels in the park that sell power to the grid under Ontario's microFIT program. Power is then bought from the grid to power pumps, hand driers and electric lights. Lighting is also gotten from translucent walls, through overhead mesh and skylights.
For more, see:
http://rimstar.org/efficiency_conservation/rain_water_toilets_vincent_massey_pavilion.htm
Some Ottawa youtubers to check out:
http://youtube.com/user/phexid
http://youtube.com/user/shortrocker13
http://youtube.com/user/hennesseylady
http://youtube.com/user/AAABeatbox
http://youtube.com/user/killerz3
Follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
http://rimstar.org
The Vincent Massey Park service pavilion, or public washroom, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada uses rain water collection for its low-flow toilets. The rain water is stored in an underground tank/cistern. There are also grid-tied solar panels/photovoltaic panels in the park that sell power to the grid under Ontario's microFIT program. Power is then bought from the grid to power pumps, hand driers and electric lights. Lighting is also gotten from translucent walls, through overhead mesh and skylights.
For more, see:
http://rimstar.org/efficiency_conservation/rain_water_toilets_vincent_massey_pavilion.htm
Some Ottawa youtubers to check out:
http://youtube.com/user/phexid
http://youtube.com/user/shortrocker13
http://youtube.com/user/hennesseylady
http://youtube.com/user/AAABeatbox
http://youtube.com/user/killerz3
Follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
http://rimstar.org