| Water
saving for businesses
EcoMatters has been working
with seven businesses
in Waitakere City to help
them save water. Reductions
of 20 to 25% of overall
use have been identified
in every case. These businesses
have included large shopping
malls and gyms. They see
the water savings identified
in the audits as a straightforward
business investment. |
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| EcoMatters has provided
each business with more
then one water-saving
option to consider. This
included an analysis of
the costs for each option,
outlining both payback
periods and benefits to
the company. This service
has provided businesses
with the information they
need to take water-saving
action. |
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| To accurately establish
a break down of water
costs, extensive sub-metering
has been carried out at
some businesses. This
has included collecting
time-of-use data. |
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| A
simple water-saving solution
A rain tank is often the
single best investment
a business can make in
its water infrastructure.
Using day-by-day rainfall
data to model the water
available EcoMatters has
showed: |
- How much water the
business could save
daily using different
sized tanks
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- When the tank would
be overflowing
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- When the tank would
be empty, necessitating
back-up from the city
supply
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| This modeling has provided
businesses with much more
accurate forecasts on
the investments we recommend
than those available from
the averaged figures often
quoted. |
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| EcoMatters will be working
with 5 more businesses
from the top 100 commercial
users in Waitakere City
until June 2008. |
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