Zurn Offers Urinal With a Pint-Sized Flush

For years, the standard urinal in the U.S. has used 1.0 gallons of water per flush (gpf; 4 lpf), as per the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Although a few urinals that use 0.5 gpf (2 lpf) or less are available, many green building teams have preferred to specify non-flushing, or waterless, urinals to conserve water. A new product, the Z5798 EcoVantage™ High Efficiency Urinal System from Zurn Industries, Inc., which flushes with an eighth of a gallon (0.5 l), signals new strength in the market for environmentally friendly flushing urinals.
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