One of the key goals for many home builders and their clients is to go as green as possible. This means going beyond the typical energy efficient steps that you normally find in new homes and moving towards sustainable innovations. If you are planning to build a new home, consider the ways that your plumber can add a green design touch to your home and reduce your carbon footprint on the environment.

Water Conservation Designs

One of the ways that plumbers can help you reduce your carbon footprint in your new home is to add water conservation designs. You may think these begin and end with the idea of effiecient water spouts and shower heads. The truth is, you can go a step further and have your plumber add designs that contribute to greywater systems. This is a design that conserves the amount of fresh water being used in the home and recycles used water through a filtration system from other parts of the house. For example, you can recycle water from the laundry room to the toilet and save water consumption with each flush.

Solar Heated Plumbing

If you are considering options that not only help with your water consumption, but also help with your energy consumption as well, then you may want to consider solar heated plumbing. The most common version of this is a tankless water heater system that runs off solar power. A solar panel is installed that connects directly to your tankless water system. The solar panel takes the solar energy and puts it to heating your hot water for showers, dishwashing, and other household tasks as you need it. This means you aren't keeping a tank full of water hot until you need it. That means you are saving energy since you are only using it as you need the hot water.

Green Plumbing Inspection

You may want to go even further with your plumber on green plumbing designs in your home plans. One way to do this is to have them perform a green plumbing inspection. They will look over your home plans and discuss your daily activities and plumbing needs. Once they have an idea of what you may need on a daily basis, they will then design options that work best with your personal lifestyle. You can then choose to use their inspection report and go with their suggestions, or have other suggestions made based on your personal needs.

These three green plumbing design options and techniques are just the tip of the iceberg with what a good plumber can offer. If you are ready to move forward with your plans, contact a plumber, such as those at Act Fast Emergency Plumbing Services, today for pricing and scheduling.   

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