Sustainability

BRING SUSTAINABILITY INTO YOUR PROJECT

What would sustainability mean for your project when sustainability means many things to many people? Using a substantive process for getting to the answer promotes sound trade offs, produces the confidence needed to proceed, and results in a lasting credibility and contribution to society. Advanced Onsite Systems is committed to sustainability principles and applies them to projects whenever possible. Specifically, this means identifying solutions that meet criteria for balanced and intergenerational economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Whether for the overall project or only for the water element, we help you clearly define concrete actions and physical project elements to enhance sustainability. Founder Barbara Bradley developed and applied unique sustainability frameworks for diverse infrastructure and development projects years before LEED.

APPLY SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS

We apply a three-way screening technique for environmental and social sustainability, truthing the outcomes against economic sustainability and the financial realities for implementation. We consider each project element, carefully analyzing basics such as cost phasing and risks, opportunities for water conservation, recycling and socially beneficial uses. We do this while adhering to prevailing regulatory standards and engineering standards of practice.

We examine the site with an eye for minimizing disruption of natural spaces and social uses. Protecting groundwater and surface water from pollutants is our highest commitment. Providing manageable solutions for our clients and protecting them from regulatory risks is our passion.

We encourage formalized team brainstorming using trans-disciplinary integration of expertise, thereby meeting project goals with technical solutions that optimize 3-way sustainability. Barbara Bradley has created and led such endeavors. Using an integrated planning phase leads to a stronger vision by the whole team. Her interactive process enhanced benefits and implements clear checks and feedback along the way for on-target design development and project success.

COMMITMENT TO DISTRIBUTED WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

& WATER RECYCLING

Distributed wastewater systems means treatment facilities of all sizes located where they best meet public and private needs for sanitation, recycling, and water conservation. Distributed wastewater systems play an important role in the future of water management. Geographically distributed infrastructure allows greater flexibility by facility and property owners to manage their holdings in areas remote from sewer infrastructure or close to users of recycled water.

Rapid technology development has made distributed infrastructure possible. Increasingly stringent regulatory discharge standards paired with an increased need to reuse water for irrigation and toilet flushing are matched by continuously improving treatment options. It takes an expert to know which technology to use and where. Advanced Onsite Systems knows how. Selecting the right technologies is paramount. Advanced Onsite Systems has worked with over a dozen treatment manufacturers and numerous applied disposal or redistribution scenarios specifically suited to small flows with strict discharge standards.

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