Rating System for Water Efficient Toilets
The MaP rating system for toilets measures a toilet’s flush performance – how effective it is at doing its job. The minimum performance should be 350.
SSi 0.8 No Clog Toilet
An efficient, low flow toilet (3 litres) that is virtually clog-free. Great for hotels and institutions due to its low maintenance.
Caroma Sydney Smart Point 8, high efficiency toilet, virtually clogless
I am a big fan of Caroma toilets, and, to be honest, it’s not the water saving feature I admire most — that’s a prerequisite for any toilet I look at. What really stands out about Caroma toilets is the lack of a need for a plunger. Because of the way...
Caroma: The Original Dual Flush Toilet
Australians have been harvesting rainwater, using low flow water fixtures and dual flush toilets for years. In fact, dual flush toilets were developed by Caroma, an Australian company in the 1990s. You may or may not have seen a dual flush toilet before, but...
Delta Faucets: Water Sense Showerheads and H2Okinetic Technology
I spoke with Karen Marshall of Delta Faucets when I was at Greenbuild and we talked about where consumers can make the biggest difference in water consumption. Not surprisingly (particularly if you have teenagers), it’s in the shower. The average shower time is...
Super Water Saving Powerful Showerheads by Oxygenics
A friend of mine has a watersaving showerhead she doesn’t like. It’s so weak in terms of water flow that she can never get all of the shampoo out of her hair. Now she and her husband sneak down to their basement bathroom because the shower has a...
Nexterra’s New Eco-Friendly Partners
Nexterra and LivingHomes have partnered to build 4 luxury eco-homes in a quiet setting on a ravine, close to the subway, restaurants and amenities. These homes are greener than your ordinary homes and if you’d like to read more, see an earlier post I wrote about...
EcoFitt: Water-Saving Fixtures and LED Lighting Options
EcoFitt is a Mississauga, Ontario-based company that has been in the background of water and energy conservation for several years. The company works primarily with utility companies such as Enbridge, Union Gas, BC Hydro and Manitoba Hydro and provides them with...
Beyond the Six Litre Toilet
A review of a few of the water-saving toilets that were demonstrated at the Green Building Fest in September 2010. These toilets go beyond the now popular 6L toilets.
