Cities and states throughout the country are raising water and sewer charges and encouraging customers to use water more efficiently.
Why the Era of Water Efficiency Has Arrived
The Beverly Hills Waldorf Astoria opened in 2017. As you can imagine, no expense was spared to ensure its guests would enjoy some of the most elegant accommodations to be found, not just in Southern California, but anywhere in the world. Moreover, with room rates ranging from $700 to more than $4,000 per night, their guests expected nothing less.
However, along with the elegant accommodations, the hotel took some very practical design steps, especially regarding water efficiency. Considering that one traditional urinal can use as much as 35,000 gallons of water per year, planners called for the men’s rooms in the hotel to have no-water urinal systems. No-water urinals use absolutely no water and hotel administrators concluded they also meet the high expectations of their hotel guests.
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Hotels Find Ways to Reduce Water Usage
Why Hotels (and other facilities) Like Waterless Urinals
Reducing Water Consumption in Hotels
The Benefits of Water Efficiency for Hotel Properties
Easy Steps to Save Water
Aridification: Not Just a Drought...
As I was writing this article, I was interested to see that nobody was searching Google using the term “aridification.” While the word aridification had no takers at the moment, we can expect more and more people to be looking it up on Google and other search engines in the future. They will be trying to understand what aridification is and why it is going to be playing such a significant role in their lives and the lives of millions of people around the world in coming years.
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