Photo Credit: Jim Kirschvink, National Forest Service
Whether installing a new restroom facility, renovating an existing one, or placing one in a remote location, you have several options to make it greener. Solar panels, solar-updraft tubes, micro-hydro generators, composting toilets and well-insulated buildings are only a few of the ways to improve the green rating of a park’s outdoor facility.
One example of green technology is at the well-known and photographed Maroon Bells twin-peak mountain, located in the White River National Forest in Aspen, Colo. The mostly below-ground restroom is at a popular destination spot at the end of a dead-end road and the beginning of several hiking trails. The 14-hole facility utilizes micro-hydro and solar-powered generation and composting toilets.
Reining In The Power Of The Sun and Water