Reducing Outdoor Water Use to Improve NOI

Reducing Outdoor Water Use to Improve NOI

Especially in the summer, multifamily property owners feel the heat from watering landscapes, keeping pools filled and fountains running. These features, while crucial for attracting and retaining tenants, represent a large cost every month throughout the year. This...
Understanding Cooling Towers for Commercial Properties

Understanding Cooling Towers for Commercial Properties

What is a cooling tower? Cooling towers are common on commercial properties as part of large air conditioning systems. Cooling towers use evaporation to cool hot liquids generated by the system. Then the recovered liquids are re-circulated through the AC system. This...
Smart Irrigation Reduces Water Use

Smart Irrigation Reduces Water Use

How much water are you using to keep your landscape healthy? Is it the right amount? The reality is that irrigation water can make up over 25% of your water use. If your region is in drought or you are considering ways to save water on your property, landscape water...
Water Information Across the Web

Water Information Across the Web

We’ve been called “water nerds” and we like it. The Banyan Water team spends countless hours thinking, reading, learning and talking about water. Compliments of our nerdiness, you can now enjoy our favorite list of websites offer the most helpful, insightful and...
Water is Bigger in Texas

Water is Bigger in Texas

We recently spoke to a Californian whose job had just moved him to Austin, Texas, where Banyan Water is headquartered. He said he’d always assumed, probably from watching movies, that Texas was just one big desert. You can imagine his pleasant surprise when he arrived...
Slab Leak Detection

Slab Leak Detection

A sudden jump in your water bill is alarming. Even more alarming? Not knowing where all of that water is going. Damage from slab leaks is expensive, often causing a disruption to your operations during recovery and repair.  Your best defense is to detect a slab leak...
Getting LEED Credit for Water Efficiency

Getting LEED Credit for Water Efficiency

LEED certification helps building managers to gain recognition, financial benefits, and press coverage for their efforts towards sustainability. The certification is overseen by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and is widely recognized as one of the premier...
California Businesses Prepare for Ongoing Drought

California Businesses Prepare for Ongoing Drought

California Governor Ed Brown recently issued an executive order that will impact Californians’ water-use habits for the foreseeable future. The order says, in essence, that although California has done a great deal to conserve water during its long-lasting drought, it...
Nine Categories of LEED Points

Nine Categories of LEED Points

There are great reasons to seek LEED certification, including financial incentives, PR, and employee happiness. LEED certification is a goal for many facilities managers and sustainability officers who seek to make their buildings more sustainable. The U.S. Green...