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Best Sustainability, Award of Merit Safety, Award of Merit Water/Environment: South Adams County Water

ENR Construction

The 12 alluvial wells that supply the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District’s 66,000 customers produce severely hard water, requiring local homeowners to frequently replace plumbing and water heaters and purchase costly in-home softeners that release corrosive brine waste into the sewer.

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

Construction Specifier

Urban centers have high concentrations of impervious areas and outdated sewer infrastructures, which post a challenge in managing stormwater during extreme rainstorms. Large volumes of stormwater can also lead to combined sewer overflow in older cities across the U.S., Sustainable roof colors—blue or green?

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

Construction Specifier

Urban centers have high concentrations of impervious areas and outdated sewer infrastructures, which post a challenge in managing stormwater during extreme rainstorms. Large volume of stormwater can also lead to combined sewer overflow in older cities across the U.S., Sustainable roof colors—blue or green?

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D.C. authority wants to halt sewer tunnel projects while investigating green stormwater alternatives

BD+C

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority has proposed building three tunnels to help manage sewage overflows. It now proposes suspending construction of the tunnels while it conducts an eight-year study on green infrastructure to see if there are more sustainable options. read more.

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Brewery’s mechanical system accumulates points toward USGBC LEED Gold certification

Contractor Magazine

Sustainability initiatives at Montana brewery. The effluent, which is piped into the brewery from the neighboring Bigfork Water and Sewer District, is completely contained within a separate closed loop. The keyword is “indirectly.” read more.

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The Largest Net-Zero Community Will Have 21,000 Homes

Pro Builder

Recycled wastewater will be used for all irrigation through high-tech sewer pump stations, and landscaping will be drought tolerant and low combustible. Sustainability. Each home will have solar panels, electric vehicle chargers, and high-performance features that limit the need for air conditioning, heating, and ventilation.

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All Water is Greywater - So Don't Ban Greywater in Your Plumbing Code

Green Building Law Update

the Plumbing Board) many of whom may not be conversant in sustainability and new innovations in green building. But because potable water is so cheap in most Western countries, it is given short shrift in many sustainability efforts. International Plumbing Code Kaplow Stuart Kaplow Sustainability graywater green building greywater'