2024 · 18 half-totesBayview Elementary wicking beds
Cut horizontally, fitted with a 40-gallon reservoir, a gravel wick bed and an overflow at soil level. The school waters once a week instead of daily, which is the difference between a garden that survives summer break and one that does not.
2023 · 6 unitsFerry Building market wash stations
A 275 gallon food-grade tote on a welded stand, a foot-pump tap, a stainless basin and a 55 gallon greywater catch underneath. Rolls onto a pallet jack, complies with market health requirements, cost a third of the commercial equivalent.
2025 · 4 tumblersSunset District community compost
Cage retained, bottle cut with a hinged hatch, welded axle through the cage and a stand made from two steel pallets. Turns with one hand when half full, which is more than can be said for most commercial tumblers.
2024 · 2 bed setsHunters Point aquaponics classroom
Top third of a tote as a sump, bottom two thirds as a media bed, bell siphon plumbed between them. Built with a community college programme; the plans are open and we will send them to anyone who asks.
2023 · 9 cagesPresidio trailhead tool cages
Bare frames with a welded door, a hasp and a steel pallet floor. Ventilated by design, which matters for the fuel cans, and considerably cheaper than a job box.
2022 · 12 framesMission farmers market stalls
Cages cut down to counter height, powder-coated, with shelving rails and canopy mounts. Stack four high in a van and set up in under a minute.
2025 · 7 plantersMarin restaurant herb wall
Vertical wicking planters with the cage retained as a trellis. The kitchen picks from it directly; the cage bars turned out to be perfect for training vines.
2024 · 5 linked totesBerkeley co-op rain array
1,375 gallons on a bunded steel frame plumbed to a shared downspout, with a first-flush diverter, balanced draw and an overflow routed to a rain garden.
2023 · 1 unit + drumOakland shipyard parts washer
Open-top tote as a wash tank, drum as a solvent reservoir, pump and filter between them. Built around a solvent the customer already used; the gasket spec took longer than the welding.
2022 · 8 totesDaly City fire station water store
Grade A food-safe units with UV-opaque covers, on a bunded platform, rotated on a six-month schedule. Not glamorous, and probably the build we are most pleased with.
2025 · 11 unitsSF Botanical Garden potting benches
Half-totes on welded legs with a drain and a soil lip, plus lower shelves from cut cage sections. Six years of chemical service, then twenty years of potting soil.
2024 · 3 unitsPetaluma brewery grain hoppers
Inverted totes with a cut cone and a slide gate, mounted on a mezzanine frame. The one time a customer wanted the container to hold something dry and heavy, and it worked.