Carroll College - Helena, MT

Low-Flow Faucet

September 04, 2008

I have to stand longer at the bathroom sink to fill up the two watering containers I use to keep the plants alive in my office. I know the wait for the watering containers to fill also happens to be better for the environment. The reason: low flow aerators.

This summer, Carroll College signed a performance contract with Johnson Controls, Inc. to install more energy efficient lighting, plumbing and heating across campus. The environmentally-friendly initiatives include visible items such as new lighting in campus housing, new toilets and flush valves, low flow aerators on all sinks, new low flow shower heads on all showers, new lighting in classrooms, gym and workspaces as well as high ceiling fans to move heat down.

The hidden items that you may not be aware of include: new boilers in Borromeo, Guad and O'Connell Halls, new heat controls in Trinity Hall, new steam traps and better controls for heating across campus, additional insulation in building and a new back-up fuel supply near the Waterbarn.

These energy-efficient improvements to Carroll helps conserve valuable natural resources as well as reduce the rising costs of energy, water and waste management. I appreciate the college's efforts to install more green lighting, plumbing and heating--even if it means I have to wait longer for my plant watering containers to fill. JDH