The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded an Innovation in Design
credit under its LEED
program for a specific two-stage water filtration system to eliminate
the need for bottled water.The combination of filtration technologies - an automatic self-cleaning screen filter at the main water supply's point of entry, followed by point-of-use filters at each faucet - delivers tap water of a quality equal to bottled water, without the environmental impact associated with the production, distribution and disposal of plastic bottles.
The two-stage process is what makes this system so innovative and environmentally friendly. By removing suspended sediments from the building's water supply at point of entry, the automatic filter minimizes the load on the point-of-use filters. This significantly increases the longevity of the cartridges in the home units.
And, they're made by an NYC company!
Photo: Betterwaters.com
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