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I laughed a little when I read that they reached a compromise with the plumbers by continuing to require the plumbing to be in the walls (in case they want to s
by SolarUpNote 16y ago
I laughed a little when I read that they reached a compromise with the plumbers by continuing to require the plumbing to be in the walls (in case they want to switch to standard urinals).
Smart compromise - not wasting water, and the plumbers keep their jobs.
- ricree 16y agoSince they're running pipes anyways, I wonder whether it would be better to have a urinal that auto flushes itself once a day or so. The water savings would probably be comparable to a plain no-flush, but it seems like it might save some of the maintenance issues the article talks about.
- MartinCron 16y agoI was thinking the same thing, if you give up the idealistic goal of "no water usage at all" you can possibly find a compromise of "very close to no water usage".
- SoftwareMaven 16y agoAnd consumers get screwed. People doing the building should have the option and should get to choose themselves.
- nooneelse 16y agoAnd they should have the choice to go with cheaper electrical wire too? Get to choose what kind of materials to use for load bearing beams? No, building codes are not just for the owner/builder's benefit. There are community interests at play when someone is putting in a structure. Usually there are also lender interests at play; i.e. if the owner/builder defaults on the loan used to build, the bank wants to have something that is dependably going to sell. Sure it can slow down innovation some, but this kind of oversight is definitely needed. Once that is admitted, it is just a discussion of where exactly to draw the line. There was a disagreement in those discussions, so a compromise was used. It gets reviewed regularly and the line can shift as needed when more information is available or the opinions in the disagreement change.