Water efficiency for institutional businesses
Water-saving opportunities for schools, places of worship, hospitals, libraries, and other institutional organizations.
Depending on the specific type of property, there could be several water-saving opportunities that can decrease your water bill.
Similar to commercial properties, your water bill can be reduced if inefficient water use equipment is replaced with water efficient models.
For more information, refer to these water-saving resources.
Success stories
Investing in water-reducing measures helped Rick Hansen Secondary School, Bramalea Secondary School, and Trillium Health Partners – Credit Valley Hospital save thousands of dollars. (All values are rounded up, and ROI is based on the year’s rates when changes were implemented.)
Rick Hansen Secondary School
Annual water-cost savings: $2,000
In 2016, Rick Hansen Secondary School invested $4,500 for a water-cooled compressor replaced with air-cooled unit.
This investment resulted in 2,500 L of water saved per day with an ROI of only 26 months.
Bramalea Secondary School
Total annual water-cost savings: $4,900
In 2016, Bramalea Secondary:
- Replaced a water-cooled fridge condenser with an air-cooled unit.
- Interchanged its original Bradley Wash fountain with a water-efficient model.
The school invested $4,500 for air-cooled unit and $7,200 for the new water-efficient fountain.
The new air-cooled unit resulted in 2,400 L of water saved per day with an ROI of 27 months. The new fountain saved $8,800 L of water per day with an ROI of 28 months.
Trillium Health Partners – Credit Valley Hospital
Annual water-cost savings: $43,500
In 2017, Trillium Health Partners – Credit Valley Hospital replaced its steam sterilizers.
In 2018, the hospital installed a boiler heat exchanger.
The hospital invested $265,000 for the new steam sterilizers and $24,300 for the boiler heat exchanger.
The new steam sterilizers resulted in 41,200 L of water saved per day with an ROI of 32 months. The boiler heat exchanger saved $9,800 L of water per day with a predicted ROI of just over 7.5 years.
