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Resilience is the New Sustainability

Resilience is the New Sustainability

Sustainability has become a buzzword. It’s currently used in political platforms, business slogans, product commercials, and more. When it comes to the environment, the focus on sustainably utilizing our current resources in a way that avoids depleting them for further generations is crucial.

How Do You Know If Your Water Is Leaking?

How Do You Know If Your Water Is Leaking?

Minor leaks becomes major problems when they go undetected. US households lose trillions of dollars each year; imagine the scale of waste for commercial facilities! Here are some helpful practices for detecting and stopping leaks on your property.

Fire Prevention Smart Irrigation

Fire Prevention Using a Smart Irrigation Controller

Smart irrigation controllers have been known to save water, with an increase in wildfires, they are also being used to save properties too. SiteOne Landscape Supply used WeatherTRAK smart irrigation in aiding the preservation of a property during the Woolsey fire.

Real-time water flow monitoring

Leaks Happen. Water Flow Monitoring Systems Find Them In Real Time.

Every property will experience both indoor and outdoor water leaks as plumbing naturally ages. Fixtures and fittings are particularly susceptible to leaking, and excessive water pressure can cause pipes to burst or leak over time. Identifying the existence of leaks using monthly water bills means that non-visible leaks will go undiscovered for long periods of time.

Sustainability in business

Sustainability Is About Good Business, Not Just Making Businesses Good

Sustainable investing is the future, according to Audrey Choi, chief sustainability officer for Morgan Stanley. Women and millennials are driving investor interest in sustainability, she noted, whose combined constituencies will make up three-quarters of the workforce by 2025 and are three times more likely to seek out employment with a sustainably minded company.   

Smart city and smart irrigation

Downtown Dallas Neighborhood Gets Smarter

A downtown Dallas neighborhood is getting smarter through a technology-enabled smart city pilot project. Rolled out in Dallas’ West End, the pilot includes intelligent LED street lighting, kiosks with digital maps of the area, public Wi-Fi, and smart irrigation systems.

Water conservation is our new normal

Water Conservation is the New Normal

Often taken for granted, most Americans benefit from the world’s most reliable and clean water system. In many parts of the United States, our water use is still being driven from a mindset that it is plentiful, available, and inexpensive. But those days are changing.