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Composting Toilets: A Tankful of Conservation
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Centralized composting toilet systems have individual toilets connected to a central tank, usually located outdoors or in a basement. [continue reading]
Remodeling Bathrooms Let the Energy Savings Flow
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People remodel more than 5 million bathrooms every year in the United States. Sometimes this just means replacing lighting and plumbing fixtures. More extensive remodels involve building an addition or gutting and redesigning an existing bathroom. [continue reading]
Oh, How I Wish You Could Have Seen ISH!
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If you've ever pulled into a gas station in Europe, you know these folks are serious about energy conservation. [continue reading]
The Best Boiler and Water Heating Retrofits
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When the Minneapolis Energy Office (now the Center for Energy and Environment) first addressed the issue of improving energy efficiency in multifamily buildings in 1981, the task was a little daunting. [continue reading]
Graywater An Option For Household Water Reuse
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The use of graywater--recycled household water from showers, sinks, and clotheswashers--increased in California during the mid 1970s and again in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [continue reading]
Wisconsin's "Orphan" Solar Program
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In July 1993, Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and Public Energy Systems (PES) began to evaluate the condition of existing Solar Domestic Hot Water (SDHW) systems as a precursor to a New Install Demand-Side Management (DSM) program. [continue reading]
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