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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Innovation in Urinals from Caroma
Product Review
Caroma has introduced two new urinals, one with a pint-sized, fluid-sensing flush mechanism and the other a waterless unit with a diaphragm rather than a trap.
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Zurn Offers Urinal With a Pint-Sized Flush
Product Review
The new EcoVantage urinal from Zurn flushes with an eighth of a gallon of water.
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New Delta Showerhead Advances State of the Art
Product Review
The Delta Faucet Company's newest showerhead delivers a satisfying shower using only 1.6 gallons of water per minute.
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Kohler Enters the Waterless Urinal Market
Product Review
The Kohler Company has introduced two stylish, vitreous-china waterless urinal models.
In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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EPA WaterSense Label Enters Commercial Building Market
News Analysis
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EPA to Modify Regulations on Sanitary Sewer Overflows
News Brief
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WaterSense Showerhead Specification Released
News Brief
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Los Angeles Considers Mandatory Rainwater Capture
News Brief
Perspective
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Learning Resources
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