High Efficiency Plumbing Retrofits

ECM provides practical, cost-effective water renovations that help facilities achieve lasting energy efficiency. We work with a spectrum of clients and have experience in a variety of building types, including hospitals, schools, universities, office buildings, correctional facilities, state and federal facilities, and much more.

ECM Performs the following plumbing retrofits: 

Water Closets:

• Tank-Style Water Closets: Pressure assisted tank valves use domestic water pressure to pressurize the tank water allowing for more forceful evacuations with less water volume. 
• Flush-Valve Water Closets:  High efficiency flush valves can enable a facility to greatly reduce its water consumption by reducing flush valve flow rates and the amount of water required for evacuation.

Urinals: 

• High Efficiency Urinals: High Efficiency flush valve and china combinations for urinals can enable a facility to greatly reduce its water consumption by reducing flush valve flow rates and the amount of water required for evacuation.
• Stall Floor Mount Urinals:  Floor mounted urinals utilize high flow flush valves. These valves can be retrofitted to reduce water consumption. 

Bathroom Faucets/Aerators

High efficiency aerators can greatly reduce flow rates from faucets and create a comfortable flow for handwashing and cleaning. Restricting faucet flow rates enables a facility to conserve water and reduce energy usage associated with heating water.  

Showerheads

Restricting shower flow rates enables a facility to conserve water and reduce energy usage associated with heating water.

Utility Meter Downsizing

Domestic water base fees for facilities are determined by the size of the meters used to service each property. These meters are sized by peak domestic water demand. Buildings are typically renovated so that they will consume less water which also lowers the peak demand of that building’s water usage.  This offers opportunities to analyze post-retrofit peak domestic water demand to determine if a meter can be downsized because of this water conservation renovation.  If so, the monthly base fees can be reduced.

To learn more about our water renovation capabilities, contact us today.