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Advantages: and material cost. Disadvantages:
• Reduced water and sewer cost • May lead to less water returned to the lake
• Qualify for USGBC LEED point Advantages: • Underground tank may be required
• Installation in new and retrofit situations • Reduced energy usage • Energy used to pump water to final destination
• Environmentally friendly • Qualify for USGBC LEED point
• Installation in new and retrofit situations CONTROLS SYSTEM
Disadvantages: • Environmentally friendly
• Educating janitorial staff on who replaces batteries • Easy to install by experienced installer I. INTRODUCTION
VI. SOLAR POWERED POINT-OF-USE WATER HEATER Disadvantages: Building Controls are always the most misunderstood and
• New technology for the user - requires training mistreated application of those included into the Building
Point-of-use tankless water heaters, designed for basic low- Systems discipline which typically includes Mechanical-
flow point of use applications, are economical, ultra-compact VII. RAINWATER HARVESTING COLLECTION SYSTEM HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, & Communications. This
and attractive. The Mini Series is best suited to applications industry is geared to provide an “all inclusive” stream of
with a relatively constant flow rate. If the flow rate is likely to Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing, of technologies and information for which the potential Owner/
fluctuate in your application due to varying water demands rainwater. Rainwater harvesting systems channel rainwater User tends to acquire a certain level of automated
or changes in well pump pressures, etc., we recommend that falls on to a roof into storage via a system of gutters and advantages that includes a myriad of little conveniences.
that you consider a tankless water heater with thermostatic pipes. The collected rainwater can be reused to irrigate In short the Lithonia Woman’s Club building needs a simple
control and flow-based power modulation technology. vegetation. Additional uses of the collected water could be “smart” controls system configured to be “User Friendly” in
Due to their small size, the Stiebel Eltron Mini Tankless to flush toilets. Local codes must be understood in order to terms of the non-technical staff that administers or run the
Water Heaters conveniently fit directly under the sink or follow rainwater requirements. place.
adjacent cupboard or closet, so they deliver hot water
to the sink almost instantly. By locating the heater right Advantages: ADDITIONAL SYSTEM
near the point-of-use, you can also eliminate thermal heat • Reduced water usage
loss commonly associated with long pipe runs. In new • Qualify for USGBC LEED point I. SUNPOWER SYSTEMS
construction applications, you also eliminate the need to • Installation in new and retrofit situations
run a hot water line all the way from the main central water • Environmentally friendly SunPower® Residential Solar Panels
heater which can save you significant money in plumbing
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