LEED and Water Efficiency Webinar Recap

Below is a recap of our conversation with Jason Franken from Goby, a company focused on sustainability and helping others to get their green building certifications. The information below is a summary, but watching the video will provide more detail on all of the...
Five Ways To Conserve Water in Office Buildings

Five Ways To Conserve Water in Office Buildings

You know saving water is important. Many office buildings and corporate campuses are making efforts to decrease their water use. But trying to change occupants’ habits is challenging. Here are five ways reduce water use without changing the behavior of a building’s...
The Power of Water Analytics

The Power of Water Analytics

Having more information to collect, analyze and leverage in a variety of fields is powerful. Energy management companies and online merchants use data every day to improve their operations and their customers’ experiences. Data is increasingly changing our habits,...
High Water Bills – It’s Not Your Imagination

High Water Bills – It’s Not Your Imagination

If you have high water bills, you are not alone It’s summer, and suddenly water bills on your property are shooting up. Of course you’re used to summer water bills being higher than in winter, but do they seem even higher this year? They very well may be. Water rates...
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...