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Category Archives: Water Efficiency
Ideas to reduce your Summer energy bills
The kids are out of school and the sun is out. This usually translates into higher energy bills. Since it is hotter out, the HVAC system will have to work harder. In our house- since the boys are out of … Continue reading
Posted in solar water heaters, toilets, Uncategorized, Water Efficiency
Tagged energy, Georgia, geothermal, geothermal HVAC, reduce, sawhorse.net, water
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Simple Water Saving Strategies for Atlanta
I heard that the main solution on the table to create more water sources for the City of Atlanta is to create more reservoirs. The problem is that we already have too many reservoirs! Seems silly, but we all have … Continue reading
Posted in toilets, Water Efficiency
Tagged Atlanta, atlanta remodeling, bath, build, construction, design, design/build, EarthCraft, Energy Efficiency, energy efficient, green remodel, green renovation, Home, kitchen, new homes, project, projects, remodel, renovate, renovation, renovations, SawHorse, sawhorse.net, water savings, zero punch
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Water Savings- Options in Atlanta
Our last post was on a new dual flush toilet by Toto. If you toilet isn’t broken and is in fairly good condition, there may be other options for you to consider as well. Recently, I converted one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Water Efficiency
Tagged Atlanta Water, Dual Flush Toilets, SawHorse, Toilet conversion kits
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Money going down the drain…
Especially with the high cost of water, if your toilet is not that efficient then your money is going down the drain with the wasted water. Here is a video that we created at our plumbing supplier- European Sink of … Continue reading
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A. Water Conservation in Atlanta
Q. What is the best way to address future droughts in the city of Atlanta? Feel like you are on Jeopardy? The answer is simple enough that it could be on “are you smarter than a 5th grader!” We are … Continue reading
Posted in Water Efficiency
Tagged Atlanta, conservation, drought, fresh world, Georgia, SawHorse, water
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“Good, Better, Best”- Water Heating
The next segment in the My Design Partner series is water heating. All water heaters are created equally correct? I wish. Unfortunately they are not, and making a bad choice in a water heater can cost you a lot in … Continue reading
“Midnight Rain in Georgia”
When I was a kid- I could remember my mom singing” rain, rain, go away- come back another day” As I was driving to work on Monday and saw the Chattahoochee flooding several local businesses I found myself singing it … Continue reading
Water Saving Rebates in GA
We are still in a drought here in North Georgia despite all of this rain. Even if it continues to rain and we have plenty of water, these conditions could happen again so we need to be prepared. You have … Continue reading
Posted in Water Efficiency
Tagged energy audit, Georgia, green, grey water, rain water, rebates, reduce, SawHorse, water
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