• Sustainability

  • LEED on East College Street
  • Location
  • Deconstruction
  • Energy Monitoring and Feedback System
  • Insulation and Heat Island Reduction
  • Sustainable Materials and Energy Star
  • Daylighting and High Performance Windows
  • On-Demand Hot Water Heaters
  • Rainwater Collection and Reduced Water Use
  • Renewable Energy
  • Local Food Production
  • The Tree!

On-Demand Hot Water Heaters

Traditional hot water heaters are inefficient, designed to keep 50 gallons (400 pounds) of water hot, 24 hours a day, regardless of how much of that water is actually used. We provide on-demand hot water heaters, which heat up exactly the right amount of water to exactly the temperature at which it is needed, saving large amounts of energy. (On-demand hot water heaters also have the advantage that they never run out of hot water!)