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Sustainability Through Water

 

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Low-flow toilets. All the toilets at Humber have been changed to low flow models. Students and staff are encouraged to  report any running toilets immediately.

Green Roofs. These help to take advantage of storm runoff, so that the water can be utilized rather than going straight into the storm drains. Lakeshore Campus Building L and North Campus Centre for Urban Ecology both have green roofs.

Sustainable landscaping. Landscape optimization helps reduce the amount the amount of times plants, and lawns need to be watered. In the summer months this is particularly important. In addition, using rain water drastically reduces the amount of clean water the college needs to use.

Auto-shutoff taps. Simply leaving a tap on for a minute or two can waste a huge amount of water. By adding auto-shutoff taps when renovating and building new buildings, millions of litres of water can be saved over the course of a year.

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