Water Works: Builders Work Ways to Conserve Water via Multifamily Executive Magazine

More than 70 percent of the nation is susceptible to a water shortage. In fact, 36 U.S. states are at risk for water shortages even without the threat of drought, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

So when the team at NorSouth Constructs got together with the Decatur Housing Authority to reconstruct a public housing complex, they decided water efficiency was a must, says Colin Edelstein.

Edelstein, a director at NorSouth Constructs, said a rainwater harvesting system was built into the structure of the Oliver House, an 88-unit affordable housing senior building. The water that is collected is used not only for outdoor irrigation but also for toilet flushes. And not a drop is wasted: Hundreds of gallons of water are also collected from the air conditioning units through condensation.

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