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Passive conservation: Codifying the use of water‐efficient technologies
Author(s) -
Hoecker Jay,
Bracciano Dave
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2012.104.0023
Subject(s) - process (computing) , energy conservation , water conservation , business , code (set theory) , efficient energy use , environmental planning , environmental economics , environmental resource management , engineering , environmental science , computer science , water resources , economics , ecology , set (abstract data type) , electrical engineering , biology , programming language , operating system
This article investigates how water efficiency professionals can use the code adoption process to implement increased water efficiency technologies. Beyond the US Energy Policy Act, many standards are used to codify water use efficiency throughout the United States. In Florida, for example, the International Plumbing Code is used and updated frequently through a consensus‐based process described in this article. Conservation professionals assessing how to increase water use efficiency can be integrated into the code adoption process, but few know where or how to become involved. They may also provide input by either becoming a member of a technical advisory committee or through public testimony. Standards development and code adoption processes are sometimes overlooked by conservation professionals, who can achieve passive conservation by participating in such processes.