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=='''2022 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
 
 
===Monthly Water Use===
 
 
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Image:GG Water Use Jan 22.png|Monthly Water Use, Jan 2022
 
 
Image:Water Use Feb 2022.png|Monthly Water Use, Feb 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use Mar 2022.png|Monthly Water Use, Mar 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use Apr 2022.png|Monthly Water Use, Apr 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use May 2022.png|Monthly Water Use, May 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use June 2022.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons, June 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use Jul 2022.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons, July 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use Aug 2022.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons, Aug 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use Sep 2022.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons, Sep 2022
 
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===Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard===
 
 
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Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std Jan 22.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard, Jan 2022
 
 
Image:Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std Feb 22.png|Monthly Water Use vs Industry Standard, Feb 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std Mar 2022.png|Monthly Water Use vs Industry Standard, Mar 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std Apr 2022.png|Monthly Water Use vs Industry Standard, Apr 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std May 2022.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard, May 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std June 2022.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard, June 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std 2 Jul 2022.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard, July 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std Aug 2022.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard, Aug 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std Sep 2022.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard, Sep 2022
 
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===Monthly Water Costs===
 
 
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Image:GG Water Costs Jan 22.png|Monthly Water Costs, Jan 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Feb 22.png|Monthly Water Costs, Feb 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Mar 2022.png|Monthly Water Costs, Mar 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Apr 2022.png|Monthly Water Costs, Apr 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs May 2022.png|Monthly Water Costs, May 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs June 2022.png|Monthly Water Costs, June 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Jul 2022.png|Monthly Water Costs, July 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Aug 2022.png|Monthly Water Costs, Aug 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Sep 2022.png|Monthly Water Costs, Sep 2022
 
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===Monthly Water Costs per Person===
 
 
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Image:GG Water Costs per Person Jan 22.png|Water Costs per Person, Jan 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Costs per Person Feb 22.png|Water Costs per Person, Feb 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs per Person Mar 2022.png|Water Costs per Person, Mar 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Costs per Person Apr 2022.png|Water Costs per Person, Apr 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Costs per Person May 2022.png|Water Costs per Person, May 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Costs per Person June 2022.png|Water Costs per Person, June 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Costs per Person Jul 2022.png|Water Costs per Person, July 2022
 
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs per Person Aug 2022.png|Water Costs per Person, Aug 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Costs per Person Sep 2022.png|Water Costs per Person, Sep 2022
 
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===Water Use per Person vs. Industry Standard===
 
 
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Image:Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Jan 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, Jan 2022
 
 
Image:Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Feb 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, Feb 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Mar 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, Mar 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Apr 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, Apr 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std May 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, May 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std June 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, June 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Jul 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, July 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Aug 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, Aug 2022
 
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Sep 2022.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard, Sep 2022
 
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=='''2020 and 2021 Water Usage Charts'''==
 
 
 
===Monthly Water Usage===
 
 
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Image:2020 GG Water Use.png|2020 Monthly Water Use
 
Image:GG Water Use Dec 2021.png|2021 Monthly Water Use
 
 
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===Per Person Water Use Compared to Industry Standard===
 
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Image:2020 GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std.png|2020 Per Person Water Use vs. Industry Standard
 
Image:GG Water Use per Person Dec 2021.png|2021 Per Person Water Use vs. Industry Standard
 
 
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===Total Monthly Water Use Compared to Industry Standard===
 
 
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Image:2020 GG Water Use vs Ind Std.png|2020 Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
 
Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std Dec 2021.png|2021 Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
 
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===Monthly Water Costs===
 
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Image:2020 GG Water Costs.png|2020 Monthly Water Costs
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs.png|2021 Monthly Water Costs
 
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===Water Costs per Person===
 
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Image:2020 GG Water Costs per Person.png|2020 Monthly Water Costs per Person
 
Image:GG Monthly Water Costs per Person Dec 2021.png|2021 Monthly Water Costs per Person
 
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 19:18, 12 July 2023

return to Measurement Pages

Our goal with water usage was to use water at a fraction of a level of a traditional commercial office building. We did this in a variety of ways, from selection of efficient plumbing fixtures to reduction of use of city water through the use of cisterns. Our data is below.

Our 2 cisterns, prior to placement. The larger cistern, 1,400 gallons, is under our parking lot, and the smaller, 500 gallons, is on top of our 3-season room. Both are fed with water coming from our roof.

Measurement Decisions

  • The statistics come from our monthly City of Detroit water bills.
  • Unit of measure = gallons (water dept measures in cu, where 1cu = 100 cubic feet = 728 gallons)
  • 'Usage Per Person' is calculated based on the number of people that are in Businesses-in-Residence at the beginning of each month, plus the number of volunteers and paid contractors that work more than 2 days a week.

Sources of Water

  • Our water comes from the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, which gets its water from the Detroit River and Lake Huron.
  • Water for outside use comes from 2 cisterns, one on top of our roof, and one under our parking lot. Together, they collect about 2,000 gallons of water.

Uses of Water

  • 4 Toilets (@ 1.28 gal/flush)
  • 5 Sinks
    • 3 Bathroom (0.5 gal/min + automated)
    • 1 Kitchen
    • 1 Mop-basin
  • 2 Dishwasher (4 gal / load)
  • 1 Shower (2.5 gal/min shower head)
  • Coffee / Drinking
  • Outdoor watering. We harvest the water that we use for outdoor watering in 2 cisterns (1,700 gallons total) and only use city water when the other water is exhausted. Our goal is to use no city water for outdoor use.

2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

Current Charts: There were 75 people in the building in April 2023

Monthly Water Use in gallons
File:GG Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std May 2023.png
Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
Monthly Water Costs
Water Costs per Person
Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard















2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts


See Also