The black cloud over J. Douglas Adcox, a homebuilder in Phoenix, Ariz., had a silver lining – the National Association of Wastewater Transporters’ inspector training course.
Before 2006, Adcox built 40 or more houses a year, and designed and installed the onsite systems. As demand for new homes plummeted to zero, he took the NAWT course to meet state regulations requiring certification of onsite installers. “I wanted my ducks in a row for when the building cycle reversed itself,” he says. “I had no other expectations or purpose.”
The decision, however, spun Adcox in an unforeseen direction that began his professional life
