Retail Owners and Managers
Retail Giants are Saving Millions of Gallons of Water with WeatherTRAK
Regency Centers piloted three solutions, before standardizing on WeatherTRAK to save more than $350,000 each year on water bills.
Walmart reports that their implementation of WeatherTRAK around the country cuts water use an average of 39% per site.
Macerich piloted WeatherTRAK smart irrigation controllers at eight locations in 2011, saving 8.5 million gallons of water within the first 12 months of use.
They join thousands of retail sites all over the country who benefit each day from WeatherTRAK Smart Water Manager investments:
Reduce Operating Costs
- Eliminate water waste and run-off
- Enhance landscape health and curb appeal
- Reduce plant damage or replacement
- Eliminate costly run-off and water waste
Reduce Risk Exposure
- Minimize re-paving and hardscape repairs
- Lower slip/fall property liability
- Alerts to support quick response to address leaks and issues
Improve Operations
- Central dashboard and reporting on all properties
- Single site, multiple site, or account-wide reporting
- Web and mobile access for landscape maintainers from anywhere
Featured Success Stories
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Regency Centers piloted three solutions, and standardized on WeatherTRAK. “Our Smart Water Management investments have a relatively low cost, quick payback, are simple to retrofit and are often eligible for lucrative utility rebates,” explains Mark Peternell, VP of Sustainability. The HydroPoint technology is now used at Regency properties in 11 states. Sites were chosen based on highest water rate or highest water consumption. Many of the controllers were financed by local municipal rebates. Regency estimates it saves $350,000 and 96 million gallons of water each year from the 169 controllers on its sites. Listen to the webcast.
Walmart stores equipped with WeatherTRAK smart irrigation controllers have reduced outdoor water use an average of 39 percent since installation began in 2008. WeatherTRAK Central gives Walmart remote access to the controllers, and provides water use data for property managers, landscape contractors and company executives as more HydroPoint systems are added during new store construction and retrofit projects. View Environmental Leader profile.
Capitola Mall reduced water use 24% within the first 90 days while Macerich realized similar WeatherTRAK results across its pilot sites. The owner and manager of 63 shopping centers and more than 64 million square feet of leasable space, benefits from 24/7 visibility to WeatherTRAK irrigation schedules and automated site monitoring via smartphone, laptop or any Internet-enabled mobile device. Read more.
Cushman & Wakefield Portfolio Manager Chuck Champion took over the West Gate Shopping Center in San Leandro, CA in 2005. Seeking to uncover hidden savings, Chuck invited the WeatherTRAK team to present an ROI projection based on an analysis of the West Gate site and current watering practices. WeatherTRAK smart controllers were installed at the 580,000 sq. ft. property in November 2006, achieving bottom line gains of 60% cost savings in landscape irrigation and 30% extension of hardscape lifespan. See full case study.
