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Title: INCREASING%20WATER%20EFFICIENCY


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INCREASING WATER EFFICIENCY
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In This Chapter
  • The real estate managers role
  • Setting a baseline
  • Identifying issues
  • Bathrooms and kitchens
  • HVAC
  • Landscaping
  • Measuring results

In This Chapter
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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
The Real Estate Managers Role
  • Similar to energy
  • Orchestrate effort
  • Sync efficiency measures with other
    sustainability goals
  • Water-scarce regions
  • Availability and cost of water in your area
  • Water costs generally rising
  • Tenants and residents slow to accept some methods

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Benchmarking Steps
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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
Identifying Issues
  • Reduce loss
  • Check for proper functioning
  • Eliminate leaks
  • Reduce demand and use
  • Low-flow fixtures, smart controls, efficient
    equipment
  • Educate tenants and residents on conservation
  • Reuse
  • Greywater systems
  • Rainwater catchment

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Simple Greywater System
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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
Bathrooms and Kitchens OM
  • Identify leaks

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Bathrooms and Kitchens Equipment and Technology
  • Aerators
  • Automatic shut off
  • Metered valve faucets
  • Infrared/ultrasonic sensors
  • Low-flush and high-efficiency toilets (HETs)
  • Low-flush urinals
  • Waterless urinals
  • Low-flow showerheads
  • Water-saving appliances

In This Chapter
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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
Savings from Aerators
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EcoTrap Waterless Urinal Trap
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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
Bathrooms and Kitchens Tenant and Resident
Education
  • Tips and reminders on conservation
  • Signs near faucets
  • Pamphlets
  • Workshops
  • Appeal to various motivators
  • Reduced utility bills
  • Environmental benefits
  • Reduced infrastructure costspublic tax dollars
    saved

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HVAC OM
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Control thermostats
  • Acid treatment in recirculated water

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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
HVAC Equipment and Technology
  • Closed-loop systems
  • Automatic controls
  • Zoned buildings

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HVAC Tenant and Resident Education
  • Adjust thermostat
  • Take advantage of operable windows
  • Balance efforts with IEQ concerns

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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
Landscaping OM
  • Reduce watering
  • Adjust watering schedules
  • Position sprinklers correctly
  • Check for leaks
  • Create irrigation zones

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Landscaping Equipment and Technology
  • Rain shut-off mechanisms and timers
  • Water-efficiency nozzles
  • Smart irrigation controls
  • Drip irrigation
  • Drought-resistant landscaping
  • Greywater and rainwater reuse systems

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Smart, Sustainable TIs and Renovations
Landscaping Tenant and Resident Education
  • Tenants and resident usually have little control
    over landscaping
  • Communicate efforts

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Measuring Results
  • Bold, innovative measures challenging
  • Build momentum by sharing results
  • ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tracks water use

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