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* 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.
 
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== Water Usage Charts==
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== Current 2023 Water Usage Charts==
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'''Current Charts: There were 79 people in the building in Dec 2023'''
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[[Image:GG Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std Dec 2023.png|650px|thumb|left|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard]]
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[[Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Dec 2023.png|650px|thumb|left|Monthly Water Costs]]
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[[Image:GG Monthly Water Costs per Person Dec 2023.png|650px|thumb|left|Water Costs per Person]]
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[[Image:GG Monthly Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Dec 2023.png|650px|thumb|left|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard]]
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=='''November 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use Nov 2023.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons
  
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std Nov 2023.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
  
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Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Nov 2023.png|Monthly Water Costs
  
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Image:GG Monthly Water Costs per Person Nov 2023.png|Water Costs per Person
  
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==2019 Water Usage Charts==
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Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Nov 2023.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard
  
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===Monthly Water Usage===
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=='''October 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use Oct 2023.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std Oct 2023.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
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Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Oct 2023.png|Monthly Water Costs
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Image:GG Water Costs per Person Oct 2023.png|Water Costs per Person
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Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Oct 2023.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard
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=='''September 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
 
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use Sep 2023.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std Sep 2023.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
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Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Sep 2023.png|Monthly Water Costs
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Image:GG Monthly Water Costs per Person Sep 2023.png|Water Costs per Person
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Sep 2023.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard
  
 
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===Per Person Water Use Compared to Industry Standard===
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=='''August 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
 
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use Aug 2023.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons
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Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std Aug 2023.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
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Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Aug 2023.png|Monthly Water Costs
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Image:GG Water Costs per Person Aug 2023.png|Water Costs per Person
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Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Aug 2023.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard
  
 
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===Total Monthly Water Use Compared to Industry Standard===
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=='''July 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
  
 
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use Jul 2023.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons
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Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std Jul 2023.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
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Image:GG Monthly Water Costs Jul 2023.png|Monthly Water Costs
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Image:GG Water Costs per Person Jul 2023.png|Water Costs per Person
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Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Jul 2023.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard
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===Monthly Water Costs===
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=='''May 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
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Image:GG Water Use May 2023.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons
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Image:GG Water Use vs Ind Std May 2023.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
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Image:GG Water Costs May 2023.png|Monthly Water Costs
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Image:GG Water Costs per Person May 2023.png|Water Costs per Person
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Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std May 2023.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard
  
 
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=='''April 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts'''==
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use Apr 2023.png|Monthly Water Use in gallons, Apr 2023
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Image:GG Monthly Water Use vs Ind Std Apr 2023.png|Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
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Image:GG Water Costs Apr 2023.png|Monthly Water Costs
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Image:GG Water Costs per Person Apr 2023.png|Water Costs per Person
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Image:GG Water Use per Person vs Ind Std Apr 2023.png|Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 31 January 2024

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.

Current 2023 Water Usage Charts

Current Charts: There were 79 people in the building in Dec 2023

Monthly Water Use in gallons
Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard
Monthly Water Costs
Water Costs per Person
Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard













November 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

  • Monthly Water Use in gallons

  • Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard

  • Monthly Water Costs

  • Water Costs per Person

  • Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard

October 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

  • Monthly Water Use in gallons

  • Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard

  • Monthly Water Costs

  • Water Costs per Person

  • Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard

September 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

  • Monthly Water Use in gallons

  • Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard

  • Monthly Water Costs

  • Water Costs per Person

  • Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard

August 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

  • Monthly Water Use in gallons

  • Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard

  • Monthly Water Costs

  • Water Costs per Person

  • Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard

July 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

  • Monthly Water Use in gallons

  • Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard

  • Monthly Water Costs

  • Water Costs per Person

  • Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard

May 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

  • Monthly Water Use in gallons

  • Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard

  • Monthly Water Costs

  • Water Costs per Person

  • Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard

April 2023 Monthly Water Usage Charts

  • Monthly Water Use in gallons, Apr 2023

  • Monthly Water Use vs. Industry Standard

  • Monthly Water Costs

  • Water Costs per Person

  • Water Use per Person vs Industry Standard

See Also

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