{"id":1004551690,"date":"2021-10-04T06:47:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004551690"},"modified":"2022-12-07T19:49:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T03:49:35","slug":"climate-change-a-story-of-water-conservation-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/climate-change-a-story-of-water-conservation-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change: A Story of Water, Conservation, Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image by geralt via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

The delicate balance between water and weather\u2014between evaporation and precipitation\u2014has been seriously affected in the past decades. Climate change is essentially a water story\u2014droughts and wildfires, melting glaciers and floods, sea-level rise and storms\u2014it all comes down to water.<\/p>\n

You must have noticed how, in recent years, winters take longer to arrive but when they do, they just unload tons of snow over cities, in massive blizzards that paralyze entire communities<\/a>. Meanwhile, the warm seasons turn hotter and drier, almost defined by wildfires and droughts.<\/p>\n

A recent map from the drought monitor<\/a> shows that 90 percent of the West\u2014California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana\u2014is in a drought. More so, about half of the region falls under \u201csevere\u201d or \u201cexceptional\u201d conditions. Even more so, Colorado, Wyoming, southwestern Texas, along with North and South Dakota, are also seriously affected by drought.<\/p>\n

A tool that can help alleviate the deepening water issues is technology. And examples exist. Not long ago, Multi-Housing News <\/em>talked about converting wastewater<\/a> into natural, carbon-rich soil and water that can be recycled for toilet flushing, irrigation and other non-potable uses. In the interview below, Banyan Water CEO Gillan Taddune returned with updates after our last discussion in early 2020<\/a>. Her company is a provider of data-driven water conservation solutions based in Texas.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been more than a year and a pandemic since we last spoke. How have things been for you at Banyan?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gillan Taddune, CEO, Banyan Water. Image courtesy of Banyan Water<\/p><\/div>\n

Taddune<\/strong>: The pandemic was difficult for everyone and every business. But water usage, scarcity and reduction, continue to be important issues, whether we\u2019re experiencing a global pandemic or not.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m glad we continued to meet demands to reduce water consumption with data-driven water conservation strategies during the last 18 months. Banyan\u2019s technology provided property managers with real-time visibility into their water systems remotely when they couldn\u2019t be on-site.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about Banyan\u2019s most recent analysis across its 2020 portfolio of properties. What are the key takeaways?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taddune<\/strong>: The 2021 Water Analysis Trends and Emerging Risk report analyzes data from Banyan\u2019s portfolio of properties in 2020, identifying major enterprise-level water risks jeopardizing large-scale conservation amid historic droughts. The report also reveals the millions of dollars in hidden costs properties face due to water mismanagement, coupled with rising regional water rates. Some of the key takeaways include:<\/p>\n