A building with many windows and air conditioners on the outside.

CONDOMINIUM WATER CASE STUDY

Profile:

Profile:

  • Located in Toronto
  • Built in 1970
  • Suite metered in 2016
  • 75 residential units

Objectives:

Objectives:

The condominium had concerns over extremely high-water bills which were continually rising over the years. The condominium had exhausted recommendations for water conservation measures and still had no resolution to their expensive problem.

Solution:

Solution:

Having no way to determine why their condominium was using so much water they decided to initiate a water submetering program. Through their submetering program, the building did the following:

• Decreased annual operating costs
• Reduced monthly maintenance fees
• Encouraged resident water usage awareness

A white building with many windows and balconies.

Results:

Results:

Total annual building consumption prior to submetering: 22,681 m3.
1st year savings 4,536 m3  - $16,329.60 (18145 m3 for 20% decrease)
2nd year savings 5,897 m3 - $21,229.92 (16784 for a 26% decrease)

Future annual water cost savings of $18,779.76

This condominium continues to see monthly savings from executing their submetering program. Convenient monthly billing continues to encourage conservation and reduced monthly maintenance fees.