Webinars
WaterSense Webinars
WaterSense has developed a number of webinars that address different sectors and uses of water indoors and outdoors. Register for upcoming webinars and review past sessions, many of which are available as recordings.
Webinar Information
| Upcoming/ Recorded | Campaign | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Management |
Achieving Water and Cost Savings in Capital Improvement Projects Achieving significant water savings can often require going beyond the low-hanging fruit. Find out how to take the information collected during a facility water assessment to evaluate and prioritize larger-scale projects to maximizing water, energy, and cost savings. Get the information you need to include water efficiency in capital improvements through equipment retrofits and replacements during a renovation or when designing a new facility or space. |
| Recorded | Outdoor | Outdoor |
Navigating the Socially Distant Landscape This webinar was cosponsored by WaterSense and the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Sandra Giarde from California Landscape Contractors Association and Monica Garcia from Regional Water Authority discussed how their organizations adapted operations during the COVID crisis. Discussion topics included how these organizations kept their irrigation professionals informed, pivoted operations, and ensured their workforce had the information and advocacy needed to get back to work and stay safe during these uncertain times. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Multifamily |
EPA’s 1-100 Water Score for Multifamily Buildings – What’s My Score and How Do I Improve It? Curious how your multifamily property stacks up against others in terms of water efficiency? EPA’s 1-100 Water Score allows users tracking water through Portfolio Manager to gauge how their properties compare against similar ones across the country. This webinar will cover how to generate the Score in Portfolio Manager and discuss how multifamily owners can use this new water performance metric to identify opportunities for water savings. Finally, learn about some of the best practices and tools to start saving water and improving your property’s Score. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Mechanical Systems |
Minimizing Water Use in Mechanical/HVAC Systems Facilities with extensive heating and cooling requirements can still be water-efficient. Optimizing your heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system efficiency will help save your facility water, energy, and money. EPA’s WaterSense program will teach you how to reduce water waste in cooling towers and steam boilers, optimize chilled water systems, and address equipment that uses single-pass cooling water. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Management |
Saving Water and Costs in Restrooms with WaterSense Water use in restrooms and laundries can account for nearly 40 percent of water use within a facility. Join us to learn about water-efficient operation and maintenance practices and retrofit and replacements options that can help reduce water and energy use in public and private bathrooms and commercial laundries. Find out how using WaterSense labeled and ENERGY STAR qualified products in these areas can significantly reduce your facility operating costs. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Management |
Reducing Costs with Quick Water Wins Reducing utility costs for your facility doesn't have to involve major retrofits or renovations. Significant water and cost savings can be achieved with small changes to operation and maintenance procedures and changes to user behavior. Learn about no- and low-cost solutions that can be implemented to start saving water in buildings right away, without the need for costly capital improvements. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Outdoor |
Beat the Peak - Using Water Wisely for Commercial Outdoor Space Outdoor water use peaks during the summer, raising water bills and straining water supplies. Learn how to design and maintain attractive, healthy landscapes while minimizing irrigation and water losses during the dry summer months and throughout the year. Our featured speaker from Banyan Water will highlight their case study implementing their Irrigation Insight software on the HP campus to monitor water usage from city and reclaimed water sources daily to maximize available recycled water and minimize domestic water costs. |
| Recorded | Outdoor | Outdoor |
Your Better Yard This webinar was cosponsored by WaterSense and the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Speakers discussed plant choices and irrigation tips for a healthy landscape. Moulton Niguel Water District’s educational programs encourage residents to swap out existing plants for California native varieties to collectively conserve water. Drew Atwater and John Lansden from MNWD discussed their Naturescape turf removal program and tips for employing natural soil amendments to optimize plant health. RainMaster, with CEO Kevin Buck, provides irrigation and lawn care services to thousands of homeowners in Eau Claire, WI and Minneapolis, MN. Through irrigation programs designed around water conservation and lawn programs focused on lawn health, RainMaster helps ensure lasting plant health for customers. Lastly, Chris Klein and Sarah Heitzman from Rachio discussed Rachio Thrive yard care treatments and how the controller supports native plants by providing real plant nutrition and the right amount of watering. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Management |
Just Add WaterSense to your Energy Efficiency Efforts If you’re just focusing on energy, you may be leaving money on the table. Join us to learn how to incorporate water into your energy management activities by assessing your facility’s water use and identifying areas of water waste. Find out what it takes to make your building more water-efficient from simple, low-cost changes to larger-scale improvements and how WaterSense tools can help you start maximizing your savings and building performance. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Management |
Fix a Leak with WaterSense and Beat Water Waste Leaks may look small, but they can add up to big water waste. Learn more about how facility managers can assess their water use with an eye toward finding and fixing leaks. We also provide information on how you can leverage the WaterSense Fix a Leak Week consumer campaign to engage staff. |
| Recorded | Outdoor | Outdoor |
Landscape Transformation Case Studies This webinar was cosponsored by WaterSense and the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Speakers discussed their experiences implementing landscape transformation programs. Austin Water in Austin, Texas, discussed how their WaterWise Landscape program helps consumers save water and money by converting turfgrass to native plants. The Southern Nevada Water Authority explained how their Water Smart Landscapes program helps consumers reduce turfgrass to save water. Fort Collins Utilities in Fort Collins, Colorado, discussed how their Xeriscape Incentive Program helps water customers convert their landscapes from high-water-use to low-water-use. Finally, Cobb County Water System in Cobb County, Georgia, discussed their Give them an Inch Grow a Yard program, a collaborative program with Georgia Irrigation Association that helps consumers reduce water use and increase landscape health. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Sanitary Fixtures |
Saving Water in Restrooms with WaterSense Water use in restrooms and laundries can account for nearly 40 percent of water use within a facility. Join us to learn about water-efficient operation and maintenance practices and retrofit and replacements options that can help reduce water and energy use in public and private bathrooms and commercial laundries. Find out how using WaterSense labeled and ENERGY STAR qualified products in these areas can significantly reduce your facility operating costs. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Mechanical Systems |
Minimizing Water Use in Mechanical/HVAC Systems Facilities with extensive heating and cooling requirements can still be water-efficient. Optimizing your heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system efficiency will help save your facility water, energy, and money. EPA’s WaterSense program will teach you how to reduce water waste in cooling towers and steam boilers, optimize chilled water systems, and address equipment that uses single-pass cooling water. |
| Recorded | Outdoor | Outdoor |
Efficient Irrigation Practices for Medians and Park Strips This webinar was cosponsored by WaterSense and the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Speakers discussed challenges and successes in implementing efficient irrigation practices for medians and park strips. The East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, California, discussed challenges managing drip irrigation on park strips and inclines, as well as opportunities to improve these systems’ efficiency. The Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) Utilities Department talked about how it partnered with a local non-profit and a landscape company to retrofit median irrigation systems and address high water pressure and low distribution uniformity across the median and approaches to using WaterSense labeled pressure regulating spray bodies and efficient nozzles. Finally, Denver Botanic Gardens (Colorado) discussed plant selection for median and sidewalk strips. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Multifamily |
EPA’s 1-100 Water Score for Multifamily Buildings – What’s My Score and How Do I Improve It? Curious how your multifamily property stacks up against others in terms of water efficiency? EPA’s 1-100 Water Score allows users tracking water through Portfolio Manager to gauge how their properties compare against similar ones across the country. This webinar will cover how to generate the Score in Portfolio Manager and discuss how multifamily owners can use this new water performance metric to identify opportunities for water savings. Finally, learn about some of the best practices and tools to start saving water and improving your property’s Score. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Management |
Every Drop Counts - Assessing and Evaluating Water Efficiency in Capital Improvement Projects Achieving significant water savings can often require going beyond the low-hanging fruit. Find out how to take the information collected during a facility water assessment to evaluate and prioritize larger-scale projects to maximizing water, energy, and cost savings. Get the information you need to include water efficiency in capital improvements through equipment retrofits and replacements during a renovation or when designing a new facility or space. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Managment |
Make a Splash with Quick Water Wins Managing water within your facility doesn't have to involve major retrofits or renovations. Significant water savings can be achieved with small changes to operation and maintenance procedures and changes to user behavior. Learn about no- and low-cost solutions that can be implemented to start saving water in buildings right away, without the need for costly capital improvements. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Outdoor |
Beat the Peak - Using Water Wisely for Commercial Outdoor Space Outdoor water use peaks during the summer, raising water bills and straining water supplies. Learn how to design and maintain attractive, healthy landscapes while minimizing irrigation and water losses during the dry summer months and throughout the year. Lower overall operating costs and prepare for outdoor water use restrictions with strategies to manage irrigation systems effectively to prevent inefficiencies and leaks. |
| Recorded | Outdoor | Outdoor |
Demonstrating the Nexus Between Water Efficiency and Stormwater: Lessons and Opportunities to Drive Innovation This webinar was cosponsored by EPA’s WaterSense program and the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Deb Lane, Water Resources Analyst with the City of Santa Rosa, shared the results of an innovative landscape retrofit project at the City of Santa Rosa’s City Hall campus and discussed how the urban landscape provides a unique opportunity to address challenges of both water quality and supply. The City Hall Sustainable Education Garden features green infrastructure elements including bioretention, swales, the use of permeable concrete, a rainwater harvesting system, extensive turf conversion into a low water use sustainable landscape and interpretive signage throughout the project. |
| Recorded | ENERGY STAR Webinar Series | Water Management |
Just Add WaterSense to your Energy Efficiency Efforts If you’re just focusing on energy, you may be leaving money on the table. Join us to learn how to incorporate water into your energy management activities by assessing your facility’s water use and identifying areas of water waste. Find out what it takes to make your building more water-efficient from simple, low-cost changes to larger-scale improvements and how WaterSense tools can help you start maximizing your savings and building performance. |
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