Low-flow fixture/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...low-flowshowerhead Standard shower heads will use as much as 9.5 litres per minute (lpm), though there are still some being sold that use as much as 14 litres per minute. Some of the earlierlow-flowmodels (which can still be found in the more affordable roadside motels) offer a completely unrewarding mist that can...

...fixtures are getting old, consider installinglow-flowshowerheads , and aerators on your taps. Not a lot of thought was put into water conservation in the days of old, andfixtures reflected that. It doesn't cost much to replace them with modern efficient ones, and you could feasibly cut your consumption in half if yo...

...Low-flowshowerheads are worth the money, and you won't notice the difference except in your walletLow-flowshowerheads: Switching to alow-flowefficient showerhead can sometimes pay for itself in a matter of months , by saving between 3 and 8 litres of hot water per minute as you shower. And there is no sacrif...

...fixtures and fittings can contribute to help improve the sustainability of our homes. Water-efficientfixtures in EcoHome prefab kit homes use only 50% of equivalent new homes in North America High efficiency washing machine Condensing dryer that does not exhaust heat to the outside and avoids the need for a dr...

After recently posting a story sharing the brilliance that is the Swedish Orbsys water and heat recycling shower, it was brought to our attention that there is a homegrown Canadian variety as well. The EcoVéa shower by Reveeco is made in Quebec, Canada, and works based on the same principles as the Orbys we recently w...

...fixtures in the kitchen and bathroom; good thick curtains are very effective in reducing heat loss; install electronic thermostats to reduce heat consumption, and use zero VOC paints. You can also install LED or compact fluorescent bulbs , caulk and foam any gaps, and cover your windows with plastic in winter. These ...

...fixtures arelow-flow. The residual heat in wastewater is collected through a single stack drain that is connected to a Drain Water Heat Recovery System . The foundation’s sump pump is equipped with a valve to allow for watering of the yard. Annual water consumption of the home is 140,000 litres; 28,000 litres per occu...

...fixture厕所可以节省相当多的水和钱，而节省热水最快最便宜的方法可能就是使用低流量的淋浴喷头。它们不再是你在廉价的路边汽车旅馆里看到的那种让人痛苦的喷气式飞机，有现代化的低流量淋浴喷头，你甚至无法分辨两者的区别. ...

...low-flowplumbingfixtures and high-efficiency lighting . Complementary to this approach, a key sustainable strategy was the decision not to increase the footprint of the house and to maintain the existing exterior brick walls while adding high-performance insulation [previously there was no insulation] and ample hig...

...low-flowshower heads andfixtures than it will to buy an extra panel to meet all your hot water needs. Solar installation angle: Most residential roofs have a pitch between 4/12 and 6/12 (18.4° - 26.6°), and within those parameters the panels are best mounted flush to the sloped roof deck on the most south-facing ...

...fixtures can also be swapped out for a quiet and efficient ceiling fan to help you sleep . Keep a cold bathtub ready for a plunge. On those hot days and nights, we generally aren't elaborately dressed, so going for a quick dunk in an existing tub of water to being dried and dressed again can take as little as a coupl...