Klaus Reichardt

Clean, well-maintained restrooms demonstrate a facility’s concern for building users and visitors and play a crucial role in creating a positive image for the entire facility.

The USGBC encourages facility managers to view water efficiency measures as investments, not costs. These investments will not only reduce water consumption, but also lower overall facility and business costs.

Commercial facilities working toward more sustainable water use must begin the process with a collective commitment to water conservation and water efficiency from everyone working in the organization.

Letting your restroom drain go dry can lead to odors and fumes that can make building residents sick.

Keep water rate increases in check by reducing your facility’s water use in the long term. Here are helpful steps on how to get there.

Restrooms of the future will likely focus on safety in addition to sanitation and sustainability.

Historically, the United States has had an abundance of water. The country has about 4.5 percent of the world’s population, but nearly 8 percent of its renewable freshwater.

A perceived benefit of sensor-controlled fixtures is that they save water. However, sensor-controlled fixtures can actually use more water than manually-operated systems.