New tool to cut water use in half with every flush
October 20, 2009 by Tom GuayPosted in: Cost Cutting, green buildings, Latest News & Views, News
Businesses and schools looking to cut back on their water bills just got a helping hand from EPA.
The agency has approved the first water conservation standard for commercial building products. The first product under the agency’s WaterSense program: urinals that use 50% less water than standard units.
EPA says the new urinals can save a business or school 4,000 gallons of water a year per unit. For a university with 10,000 students, installing urinals that carry the WaterSense label could save enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool a year.
Other WaterSense products to look for include:
- bathroom sink faucets
- high-efficiency toilets
- landscape irrigation systems
- new homes
- pre-rinse spray valves, and
- showerheads.
Companies looking for these products can start their search at EPA’s Find A Product Web page.
Another option is to install a device like The Perfect Flush on an existing toilet. The user decides how much water is needed for that event’s flush.
Water conservation, whether it’s reducing use of water overall or controlling and reusing stormwater, is a hallmark of the green building specs promoted by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Tags: green building, urinals, water conervation, WaterSense
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