Here in the US, fresh water concerns are becoming more widespread, affecting not just the Southwest and West, but rapidly developing areas like Charlotte and Nashville where once abundant water supplies are strained by rapid growth and development. Commercial and institutional buildings are major water users, so water efficiency measures for the built environment have a significant impact on our water issues.
The US Green Building Council’s LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance green rating system emphasizes water efficiency as one of its five environmental categories. One LEED EB water efficiency credit is a “gimmee” for EnduroSolv® solid water treatment adopters: Cooling Tower Water Management – Chemical Management. Your EnduroSolv® expert can develop a water treatment plan for you to earn this credit that addresses chemical treatment, bleed-off, corrosion, scaling, bio-fouling, metering, controls and training.
EnduroSolv® solid chemicals offer a host of other environmental benefits that support other LEED certification credits, too. Please contact us to help you with LEED questions – we now have a LEED Accredited Professional on staff – and advice on other water-saving strategies for your cooling tower, boiler or closed-loop systems.
Posted on behalf of Lew Bonadies, LEED AP
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