Caroma
recently donated high efficiency dual-flush toilets to Habitat for Humanity’s first
certified “green” home in Baldwin County, AL. Since 1992, Baldwin County
Habitat for Humanity has built 72 homes and is expecting 75 more homes built in
the next five years.
“When we began this project, our goal was to build a
home to help a needy family obtain better housing,” explains
Alex Cary,
construction manager at Habitat for Humanity of Baldwin County. “It was also
important to provide significant utility savings for the family that was moving
in along with reduced lifecycle costs while striving for LEED Gold
certification. The Caroma donation of water-conserving toilets will help not
only reduce water and energy costs but also help obtain LEED certification.”
The Caroma high efficiency toilets donated to
Habitat provide an average flush volume of 0.96 gallons per flush. The family
of six that is moving into this house will save more than 7,000 gallons of
water per year over the nationally-mandated 1.6 gallon toilet, saving considerable
water and energy costs.
“In addition to building this home to help a family,
we are also using this project as a prototype for future homes and to promote
that “green” building can be done affordably,” states Cary. “We will use this
LEED home as a template for other Habitat homes and for anyone who is
interested in affordable housing while helping protect the environment. We are
extremely pleased to have Caroma toilets installed, and we look forward to
seeing how much water and money is saved compared to other nearby residences.”
