IU Research and Teaching Preserve Field Lab

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LEED certification

Construction

Driveway, retention pond

The roof

Solar hot water system

The floor

Energy efficiency, lighting

Water conservation, sewage

Showers, furniture

"Green" transportation

LEED certification plaque

IU Research and Teaching Preserve

Environmentally friendly septic system

Presby Enviro Septic is a type of absorption and secondary treatment system that uses 12"-diameter perforated pipes wrapped with a special fabric that promotes and hosts bacterial growth. Once established, this "controlled bio-mat" cleans the effluent as it passes through the fabric.

Benefits of on-site wastewater treatment include:

Localization of treatment and dispersal--eliminating long distance transport of wastewater to treatment plants and purified water back to point of origin

Recycling of wastewater, recharging groundwater within the watershed

Reduction of water consumption and wastewater discharge

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