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FORSTA FILTERS SAVE WATER AND ENERGY: HELP PROJECTS EARN GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Engineers responsible for new construction across industrial, municipal and agricultural sectors are striving to comply with standards set forth by such organizations as the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).  Through LEED, the green building certification program, projects and buildings are rated according to their impact on priority environmental issues including water savings, energy efficiency, and materials selection.

Forsta self cleaning water filters reduce water use, improve energy efficiency and are made entirely from sustainable materials.  Implementing a Forsta Filter in new construction as well as to improve old systems will help projects meet a variety of important environmental and sustainability goals, and where applicable earn LEED certification.

Author of the 2009 Greenbuild Report, Brian Libby explains that water usage and most applications involving water are intertwined with the built environment.  “It turns out the vast majority of the water we use [In the United States] goes to cooling power plants. It’s a great example of the connection between water and energy”  Libby says quoting Peter Gleick, one of the world’s foremost experts on water resources, and author of the biennial series, The World’s Water.

Forsta self cleaning water filters are ideal for cooling power plants where they control particulate levels, protect heat exchangers, condenser tubes and other water-cooled process equipment.  By controlling particulate levels, Forsta’s fully automatic filters will improve operating efficiency, minimize downtime for cleaning and repair, limit the cost of water treatment and improve equipment lifespan.

Compared to other filter technologies Forsta’s self-cleaning water filters are more cost-effective, automatic, produce less wastewater, and will not interrupt a system’s water flow during its short cleaning cycle.  Forsta prides itself on sustainability and sets forth a comprehensive social mission to:

Make freshwater more available by reducing, recycling and reusing water in industrial, municipal and irrigation systems. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency.  Reduce waste generation and hazardous materials exposure through responsible filtration and effluent treatment.

In 2007 The USGBC published a project profile for the platinum certified building: Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington D.C. where water management and effective use of filtration took center stage.   The profile explained that, “Smart water management is central to the project design… Treated water is eventually reused in the toilets and cooling towers. Students grow vegetables and herbs for the cafeteria on the green roofs, which also sequester rainwater and reduce stormwater runoff. Excess water flows to the courtyard’s pond and rain garden. Filters and swales incorporated into the landscape purify rainwater falling on the site. No potable water is used for irrigation.”

Forsta Filters’ Director of Sales Polly Stenberg is passionate about helping new projects save water and energy, and achieve platinum LEED certification like the Sidwell school.  ”In many applications, water needs to be filtered from its original source, at least to some extent, in order to be effective.  Once water has been used, there is also the considerable question of how to treat and/or reuse polluted wastewater in such a way as to ensure the health of people and the environment.  Increasingly, projects have water conservation targets, and conservation experts to help implement new systems.”  It is Stenberg’s goal to encourage companies to take advantage of Forsta’s water and energy efficient filters.  Forsta is currently offering a Water Stewardship Discount on all projects implementing filters to improve efficiency.

About the Author

Polly Stenberg

Forsta Filters Inc.

www.forstafilters.com

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