As the water crisis drags on, greywater has jumped into the fray as California’s most reliable non-potable water source. And thanks to the recent ruling on August 4th, by the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC), it is now affordable for residential customers to install single fixture, ‘laundry to landscape’ greywater systems - no permit required. But the brouhaha over permitting is still raging. Many counties are still requiring expensive perk tests for even the simplest of systems.

Please join us for a lively discussion on model greywater ordinances, and the latest thinking in ecological landscapes, including furturistic schemes for vertical farming in high density residential developments.

Brent Bucknum
Principal, Hyphae Design Laboratory
Hyphae Design Laboratory is an ecological landscape firm with a special focus on alternative water management practices, currently working in Oakland, Los Angeles, and Mexico. They specialize in the design and installation of living roofs & walls, rainwater catchment systems, greywater systems, and constructed wetlands. Brent previously served as Design Director at Rana Creek, an ecological restoration, landscape design firm, based in Carmel Valley, California.

Roger Rushing
Senior Green Building Inspector
City of Berkeley, Office of Energy & Sustainable Development

Josiah Cain
Principal, Design Ecology
Josiah Raison Cain has over 16 years of experience in ecological design and green building applications. He has been featured on radio and television, lectures regularly, and teaches courses at Esalen, Sonoma State University, and UC Davis. He is currently a Partner and Chief Design Officer at Design Ecology in Mill Valley, specializing in vegetated architectural systems and urban ecological solutions. He received a masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Matt Williamson
Senior Plumbing Engineer
Ove Arup & Partners, California

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