If you're planning to buy a toilet or bathroom sink faucet this fall, timing your purchase to coincide with Georgia's sales tax holiday for WaterSense labeled products can help you save a little money. Between October 1 and October 4, 2009, customers will not have to pay sales tax on toilets and bathroom sink faucets and accessories that have earned the WaterSense label. Consumers can be sure that products with the WaterSense label have been independently certified to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) rigorous criteria for water efficiency and performance.
Purchasing and installing WaterSense labeled products is a key way Georgians can save water. If just one out of every four households
in Georgia would retrofit their bathrooms with WaterSense labeled bathroom fixtures, it could save nearly 10 billion gallons per year-enough for every Georgian to take a shower daily for about two months.
Whether remodeling a bathroom, constructing a new home, or simply replacing older, inefficient fixtures that waste money and water, consider installing a WaterSense labeled toilet or bathroom sink faucet.
As consumers shop for WaterSense labeled toilets during the sales tax holiday, they can be sure these fixtures use 20 percent less water than the current federal standard for toilets and that WaterSense labeled bathroom sink faucets and accessories will reduce a sink's water flow by 30 percent or more. Because all products must be tested to meet EPA's criteria before earning the WaterSense label, these water savings are achieved without sacrificing performance.
The sales tax holiday on WaterSense labeled products will start Thursday, October 1 at midnight and will continue through the weekend until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 4. Any WaterSense labeled product purchased for noncommercial home or personal use during the sales tax holiday will be Georgia state sales tax-free.
For more information on the sales tax holiday, visit Conserve Water Georgia.
For more information on WaterSense, please visit www.epa.gov/watersense.
For more information on WaterSense labeled, High Efficiency Toilets, please contact GA's largest seller of the award-winning Caroma Dual Flush toilets, ecoTransitions. All of Caroma's 47 floor mounted models also qualify for the $100 toilet rebate offered by most Metro Atlanta Water authorities. For more information, visit www.ecotransitions.com or contact them via email at sales@ecotransitions.com or by phone at (678) 313-9260.
Learn about how the historic Hurt Building was converted to be managed sustainably.
The two-hour educational program will focus on how the building was turned into the first LEED EB office building inside the perimeter of Atlanta.
The program will also include a behind-the-scenes tour of the property.
Built in 1913, the Hurt Building is one of Atlanta's earliest skyscrapers. The 18-story, 436,340 square-foot building incorporates classic architecture, modern amenities and sustainable management. The Hurt Building has achieved Gold Certification as a LEED EB building. It has also been nominated for a 2009 Atlanta Business Chronicle Environmental Award. Additionally, the Hurt Building was honored as the 2006-2007 International Building of the Year in HistoricalBuilding category of BOMA International's The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) contest.
The meeting facilities and seminar coordination is provided by Harbor Group Management Company.
Don't miss out on this great seminar!
Where & When
2:30-4:30 p.m. June 16, 2009
$20 members of BOMA-Atlanta and the Green Chamber of the South
$40 non-members
Additional $5 late fee for registrations after June 9.
For more information http://online.boma-atlanta.org/core/events/eventdetails.aspx?meeting=SUSTRE0609
This chart shows how much water can be saved by replacing an old, inefficient toilet with a Dual Flush HET (High Efficiency Toilet). It compares the water used per person or per family of 4 utilizing a Dual Flush toilet versus all other, currently available toilet models (1.28 per flush, 1.6 per flush and of course all the older models, using 3.5, 5 or even 7 gallons every single time!). The money savings are calculated on the newest approved Water rates in the City of Atlanta. Please contact me if you have any questions.
More and more cities and municipalities are offering a rebate for the replacement of old, inefficient toilets with Low Flow or High Efficiency Toilets (HET) using 1.6 gallons or less per flush. I compiled this list to make it easier for you to find out if your city, county or water authority is participating in a rebate program. Please note that links to most authorities are included. I will try to keep adding more as they become available. If you know about programs I have not listed, please comment so I can add them.
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Every Drop Counts
More than 1 trillion gallons of water are wasted in U.S. homes each year from easy-to-fix leaks. That's why ecoTransitions is participating in Fix a Leak Week, March 16 to 20, 2009, and we encourage you to join us.
Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense® program, this week is an opportunity to improve the water efficiency of your homes by checking for and fixing leaks, which waste an average of 11,000 gallons of water per home each year. That's more than enough water to fill up a backyard swimming pool!
Here's how to identify and address leaks around your home: 
Faucets and Showerheads:
Toilets:
Outdoors:
As a WaterSense partner concerned with preserving our nation's water supply, ecoTransitions can help you learn more. Use our water savings calculator to determine how much water you can save by installing a Caroma Dual Flush toilet.
Learn More
Fix a Leak Week is March 16 to 20, 2009. Grab a wrench or contact your favorite handy person, plumber, or WaterSense irrigation partner to address leaking toilets, faucets, and irrigation systems around your home. Visit the WaterSense Web site to learn more.
About EPA's WaterSense Program
WaterSense is a partnership program sponsored by EPA. Its mission is to protect the future of our nation's water supply by promoting and enhancing the market for water-efficient products and services. Currently, there are nearly 250 WaterSense labeled toilets, 500 labeled faucets and faucet accessories, and more than 550 certified irrigation partners. WaterSense labeled products must achieve independent, third-party testing and certification to prove they meet EPA's rigorous criteria for efficiency and performance.
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am not your typical Realtor. As a certified EcoBroker®, I promote energy-efficient, sustainable, and healthier design/features in homes and buildings. If you are a Buyer, I look at your individual situation and help you find a home that is comfortable, affordable, healthy and saves money on utility bills. If you are a Seller, I will help you identify how you can improve your home's water and energy efficiency to appeal to today's buyer.
By pairing my real estate knowledge with the support of the largest real estate company in Georgia, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers, I offer my clients everything they need - real estate, mortgage, insurance and closing services.
I am a German Native with 20 years Experience in International Sales, Marketing and Logistics. As a Realtor, I combine my professional experience with my attention to detail and efficient communication skills.
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