Archinect - News 2024-05-07T12:40:23-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/42091920/flushing-toilets-could-heat-future-buildings Flushing toilets could heat future buildings Archinect 2012-03-20T14:09:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hd/hdwbgltgwyo4z2u9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>OriginOil, a start-up based in Los Angeles, CA., has begun a pilot of its urban algae farm concept at the La D&eacute;fense complex near Paris. Wastewater from buildings nourishes algae growth; algae is processed to make heat. The company is attempting to prove that integrating algae production into large building complexes will help bring them closer to net zero.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>