Green Plumbing Reduces Carbon Footprint
Traditional homes produce a great deal of the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, cost money, and squander diminishing resources including fossil fuels and water. In an effort calculated to minimize the carbon footprint of the private home, green plumbing has been employed in our new house. We have employed a hydronic radiant heating system, on-demand hot water circulation and solar thermal hot water. The water conservation measures include, gray water recycling, rain water harvesting, low flow fixtures and on-demand DHW re-circulation. In the state of California twenty percent of all energy use is attributed to the cleaning, pumping and distributing of potable water. Given this fact, it is easy to see how water conservation measures are also carbon footprint, and economic measures. As green plumbing measures gain popularity, we expect to see a host of new ideas brought into play in an effort to save water, money, and the planet.