Water Efficiency
Water efficiency in buildings requires a set of strategies for reducing water consumption.
Water-saving appliances and fixtures are an inexpensive (often cost-neutral) way to achieve greater efficiency. Rainwater or graywater reuse and even blackwater treatment are ways to push the envelope.
Water Efficiency
Deep Dives
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Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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Smarter Irrigation for a Parched Landscape
Product Review
WaterSense-labeled irrigation controllers use sophisticated algorithms and climate data to provide just the right amount of water to plants.
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Rainwater Harvesting: Standout Products in a Rising Market
Product Review
As resilience becomes a greater focus, the market for rainwater harvesting systems and components is growing. The companies described here provide a good starting point.
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An Efficient Retrofit for Commercial Hot Water on Demand
Product Review
D'Mand Circ for commercial buildings recirculates hot water only when it's needed, saving fuel and electricity-and even the pipes.
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Niagara's Innovative Ultra-High-Efficiency "Stealth" Toilet
Product Review
Niagara Conservation's Stealth toilet uses an innovative pressure-assist technology that forces air into the trapway so that when flushed a vacuum is created that quietly pulls wastewater from the bowl.
In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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World Trade Center Construction Uses Onsite Composting
News Analysis
The One World Trade Center construction project in New York has been using food and waste composting systems during the first phase of construction, to be completed in 2013.
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Additional Factors Expand Size of Products' Water "Footprints"
News Brief
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WaterSense Label Applied to First Landscaping Products
News Brief
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Study Links Antibiotic Resistance Genes to Wastewater Treatment Facility
News Brief
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Learning Resources
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