“How We Saved 1000 KL of Water Annually with Smart Commissioning”Water Performance Optimization Through Third Party Commissioning: A Success Story.

 
 

In our recent projects at various commercial buildings in India, we found that the actual flow rates of hand wash fixtures were much higher than the standards set by Green Building Certification Programs. Even though consultants carefully designed and chose fixtures to exceed these standards by about 40-50%, the project and operations teams needed to adjust the valve settings to meet the desired performance levels.

Highlights:
Flow Rate Discrepancy: Against the design value of 2 LPM, the flow was observed to be around 8-10 LPM at the fixtures’ end.

Root Cause: Performance tests revealed that the available head at the fixtures’ end was higher, leading to increased flow rates. This issue prevented the project from achieving the design flow rates.

Solution: The project team conducted thorough checks and identified that the PRVs were not adjusted correctly. After careful resetting, the flow rates were rechecked and confirmed to be within the design values. This intervention helped prevent the overconsumption of precious potable water.

Benefits:
Water Savings: This resetting exercise saved a minimum of 1000 KL of potable water annually across all facilities.

Cost Efficiency: The solution required only a few hours of testing and adjustment without any additional investment.

Sustainability Impact: By addressing this issue early, we averted a potential long-term problem that could have delayed the project’s timeline to achieve net zero or positive water status.

This project highlights the importance of third-party commissioning and simple yet effective interventions in optimizing water performance and sustainability.

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U.S. Green Building Council CII Godrej Green Business Centre Vijaya Kumar Serma Durai Aninda Basu Prabhavathi Parameswaran
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