Retrofitting Apartment Buildings to Conserve Water: A Guide for Managers, Engineers, and Contractors

摘要

This guidebook is intended to assist property owners and their agents (managers, engineers, constractors, maintenance staff ) in reducing water use in apartment buildings. Although the primary benefit of conserving water will be a reduction in the costs of operating the building, secondary benefits may include higher property values, some energy savings, and improved relations with residents. This guidebook explains available options, provides a framework to work with, and summarizes what you need to know to select the water conservation retrofit strategies that best suit the property in question. This guidebook has a narrow focus: residential multi-family rental properties with two or more units (apartment buildings). Other types of properties, such as single-family homes, condominiums, commercial sites, institutions (schools, hospitals, and the like), and industrial facilities have specific requirements and needs.