Courtesy City of Scottsdale
Green Building Lecture Series
Doing Better with Less: Water Efficient Products and Treatment Alternatives
Date: Thursday, March 2
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road (northwest corner of McDowell and Granite Reef, behind the convenience store)
In a residential setting, up to 65 percent of city-supplied potable water is used outdoors and 24 percent of indoor water is literally flushed down the toilet. Further, hard water in the Southwest generates scale forming minerals in household water lines and fixtures. Water conditioning devices such as salt water softeners are commonly used to treat incoming water but result in unintended consequences. Hear about ways to improve household water efficiency and quality with high-efficiency water-conserving products and alternative treatment systems. We will discuss salt-free water conditioning technologies and answer questions about residential and commercial applications.
Speakers:
Peter Fox
Dr. Peter Fox, Senior Sustainability Scientist –
Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environments, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University
Dr. Fox’s professional interests are primarily in water reuse, biological treatment processes and combined biological/adsorptive systems. He has recently been expanding his expertise on sustainable water systems to include desalination. Dr. Fox is a member of the American Water Works Association, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, American Society of Civil Engineers, Arizona Water Pollution Control Association, International Association of Water Quality and the Water Environment Federation. Dr. Fox is an associate editor of the American Society of Civil Engineering Journal of Environmental Engineering. He was awarded the Quentin Mees Research Awards from the Arizona Water Pollution Control Association four times.
Elisa Klein
Elisa Klein, Water Conservation Coordinator – city of Scottsdale
Elisa has a B.S. in both Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Minnesota – Moorhead. She has over 29 years’ experience in environmental work; over 18 of those years working in Scottsdale Water’s Conservation Office. Elisa is a certified water efficiency professional, certified desert landscaper, has completed the Smartscape Program For Landscape Professionals, and was a certified auditor with the Irrigation Association.
Admission: The lecture series is sponsored by the Scottsdale Green Building Program. The lectures are free and open to the public; no reservations are needed.
Contact: Anthony Floyd, green building program manager, city of Scottsdale, afloyd@ScottsdaleAZ.gov, 480-312-4202.
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