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YMCA Camp Belknap adds Clivus Composting System

YMCA Camp Belknap is a boys camp founded in 1903 in Mirror Lake, NH on Lake Winnipesaukee. After a century of growth, it was time to look into upgrades with sustainability in mind. Following the reconfiguration and expansion of the Juniors Division cabin area, a new bathhouse was built to round out the renovations. Camp directors contacted Clivus New England to find the most cost effective and environmentally sound solution to deal with restroom waste.

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Doyle Community Park & Center – The Trustees of Reservations

The Trustees of Reservations planned to expand their headquarters at the Doyle Conservation Center in Leominster, MA. Their vision was to construct a 14,000-square-foot “green” building to house office space for 38 staff members, incorporating a conference and auditorium facility for 125 people. However, they were faced with a local sewer moratorium which prohibited the construction of the new facility, and they needed to incorporate green building technologies to achieve the LEED Gold Award from

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Clivus answers the Living Building Challenge

The “Living Building Challenge” is probably the most rigorous of the sustainable building protocols, and Clivus New England has what it takes to answer the water conservation challenge.  You can find Clivus waste treatment systems at three of Massachusetts’ newest LBC projects: Kellogg House at Williams College, Williamstown, MA; The Kern Center at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA; and The Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, MA.   Through a combination of composters with waterless or 3-ounce foam-flush toilets, and

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Wollaston Golf Club offers Clivus composting toilets

Over the summer Wollaston Golf Club opened two new on-course comfort stations, much to the pleasure of its members.  The upscale restrooms were made possible with help from Clivus New England.  By using our composting technology the club avoided fairway-damaging septic systems and sewer hookups.  Hand sanitizer dispensers eliminate wastewater production from sinks.  printable case study

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US Coast Guard Menemsha Station Rebuilt

In 1952 the US Coast Guard moved the late-nineteenth-century Coast Guard house on Cuttyhunk Island to its Menemsha station on Martha’s Vineyard.  There the historical building remained until a devastating fire took it on July 12, 2010. The Coast Guard promised to rebuild, incorporating modern technologies into a building that remained true to the history and character of the fishing village of Menemsha, while reducing its impact on the community.  The result was a  5000

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