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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Tour - Water System

The building consumes about a third of the water used by a typical office structure. A solar system provides all of the hot water. Rain water catchment cisterns provide all of the water for non-potable uses, such as fire suppression and hand washing; a standard water system supplies kitchens and showers. The composting toilet system requires no water.

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Roof top cisterns	Ground cistern	Rain water filtration system
Water supply system in basement	Dual supply water system	Solar hot water pipes
Non-potable hand washing water	Composting toilet	Toilet instructions
Toilet composting system in basement

Picture Galleries from February 2001 Tour

Exterior
Interior
Water System
Heating, Ventilation and Cooling