| Showers | | | | We've talked about these before, but it bears |
| You use it every day, so shouldn't you make your | | | | repeating: Tankless water heaters save you water |
| shower as efficient as possible? Hansgrohe, one of | | | | (and money) by heating water only when you need |
| the true global leaders in residential and commercial | | | | it while never running out of it. As long as there's a |
| plumbing fixtures, features its EcoAIR handshower | | | | continual flow of water, a tankless water heater will |
| and showerhead. Using something called AIR-injection | | | | always heat it. |
| technology, these fixtures make their flow rate of | | | | Bosch and Stiebel Eltron are two of the most trusted |
| just 1.6 gallons per minute (gpm) feel like 2.5 gpm. | | | | names in the industry. Just imagine instant warm |
| Toilets | | | | water when you're washing your face at the sink |
| The average household flushes each toilet five times | | | | and your Hansgrohe shower never running out of hot |
| a day. At an average rate of 3.5 gallons per flush | | | | water. |
| (gpf), that's 17.5 gallons of precious water. Swapping | | | | Lighting |
| out your older money pit with a new eco-friendly | | | | When you think about your bathroom, don't forget |
| fixture that uses just 1.28 gpf saves over 11 gallons | | | | about the lighting. Imagine going through your |
| EVERY DAY. | | | | morning and nightly routines without it. Not pretty. |
| American Standard and Kohler both offer a dual flush | | | | ENERGY STAR-rated lighting fixtures help you save |
| option on many of its toilets. American Standard has | | | | money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by |
| a full complement of toilets that use just 1.28 gpf, | | | | meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the |
| and Kohler's fixtures give you the option of 1.4 or 1.6 | | | | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. |
| gpf-certainly either one is a fine option. | | | | Department of Energy. |
| Lavatory Faucets | | | | SeaGull Lighting and Progress Lighting are just two |
| Whether you leave the water on while you brush | | | | examples of manufacturers that are committed to |
| your teeth or not (really, do people STILL do this?), | | | | providing energy-efficient bathroom lighting. |
| your bathroom faucet is another ideal place to begin | | | | So there you have it. It's simple to create your |
| conserving water. Moen and Elements of Design | | | | dream bathroom and make it an eco-friendly oasis at |
| feature dozens of eco-friendly lavatory faucets with | | | | the same time. It just takes a little planning, some |
| flow rates right around 2.0 gpm. | | | | research and the desire to help make a difference. |
| Tankless Water Heaters | | | | |