California, Oregon and Washington are among the states moving forward with regulations and road maps for the construction and operation of building- and district-scale graywater capture and treatment systems for non-potable-water use, such as toilet flushing and irrigation.
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson associate Patricia Culley describes the rigors of designing Pittsburgh’s Frick Environmental Center to meet the highest green-building standards: LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification.
Earlier this month, the first building in the U.S. permitted to treat rainwater for potable uses also became a Living Building—the highest level of ultra-green-building certification granted by the International Living Future Institute.
