Based on the title, you may be thinking this blog is about a large scale toilet retrofit. Well it is, and it isn’t. I recently replaced a toilet in my house with an ultra-low flow .8 gallon flush toilet. How is that considered a large scale toilet retrofit? Well, I replaced 33% of the toilets…
Month: November 2019
“Wishcycling”
I had a representative from a recycling nonprofit tell me that residents tend to “wish cycle.” Meaning that the resident throws things in the recycling dumpsters in hopes that they are. Although it might be true in some instances, for the most part, I think our residents just don’t know any better. For example, turnover…
America’s Light Bulb Revolution
A recent article in the NY Times reports that “Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention, but a more inconspicuous instrument is helping to reshape America’s energy economy right now: The humble light bulb.” Electricity use in the home has declined for the past 8 years after decades of steady increases, and…