The show-me shower system uses a LED display system to notify you how much water you use during your time in the shower. One LED is lightened up for every five liters of water consumed. Would you want...
"Pee in the shower! Save the Atlantic rainforest!" That's what a TV ad in Brazil is encouraging people to do to save water and help the environment. Check out the hilarious and cute commercial after...
We live in the front apartment in our small complex and the water heater's in the back. This means that getting the water hot enough for a shower in the morning means turning on the shower and waitin...
They're paying people to ditch their lawns in Las Vegas ... but what if you live somewhere outside of Sin City? Why would you give up your lawn? ...
This is something we really need help with. Well, actually, we've gotten pretty good about the weekday morning shower — it's the Saturday one that really kills us. So, we'll start the list of ...
This is easy: Take a 90 second quiz at Kohler's new water saving web site, and they will donate $1 in water-saving products to Habitat for Humanity (one of our favorite non-profits). ...
I’ll admit it – my weak spot is taking long showers. I can’t figure out how to take a shorter one, except that I do tend to zone out during my morning showers… That’s why I think a new devic...
It's a removable sink meant to help you capture water that might otherwise be lost down the drain. via Gizmodo ...
Saving water at home is an important chore. It takes a little thought -- and, sometimes, some advanced planning, but it doesn't have to be hard. In fact, we've taken away countless water saving tips...
We'll be honest: We don't have a lot of love for homeowners associations these days. Between banning solar panels and banning outdoor clotheslines, HOAs are steadily sinking in our estimation. Now, a...
Most of us are all for reducing the amount of water that we use daily. Did you know that Americans use on average 5.8 billion gallons of water a day to flush their toilets? Roughly three-quarters o...
Name: Shayna Location: Oakland I'm a firm believer in the concept of baby-steps. Grandiose ideas are great, but as for becoming reality? The follow-through just isn't always there. Like Janel, I thi...
Sunset's got a broad overview of a number of low-flow showerheads, all of which are stylish, and all of which use 2.5 gallons or less each minute you're in the shower. (Taking a few minutes off your ...
(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com) Because it's bathroom month,...
Well, it's bathroom month here at Apartment Therapy. So, eventually, we were going to have to talk about toilets. Did you know that most old toilets (made before 1994) use 5 gallons of water per flu...
Faucet manufacturer Moen has introduced a new aerator that lets water flow at 1.5 gallons per minute [GPM] rather than the more typical 2.25 GPM. (An aerator is the little thing with the screen on th...
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