A few years ago, Simon Maddocks installed a smart controller in his home’s outdoor sprinkler system. Maddocks is a vice chancellor at Charles Darwin University. So you’d expect him to be a pretty smart guy. And, as it turned out,… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘water shortage’
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Why Do These Homeowners Get Special Treatment?
The move to conserve water is gaining great momentum all across the nation. And not just in areas that you think of as suffering greatly from drought, like California. News stories about a communities’ effort to conserve water pop up… Read More
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What’s More Important: Your Water or Your Health?
Which is more important to you: your water resources or your healthcare? At first glance that might seem a silly question. After all, you’re going to say that your healthcare is more important than water, right? Who wouldn’t say that?… Read More
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The Smartest Home Products on the Market
Did you know that 2015 was sort of a banner year for ‘smartness?’ That’s because there was an unprecedented wave of new (or radically improved) smart products for homeowners. Consumer Affairs published an article that listed some of those products… Read More
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How Much Water Does Your Landscape Really Need?
We’ve got a couple of problems in America. Well, far more than a couple. But let’s focus on two particular problems for a moment. Both of these problems have to do with water — quantities of water, to be more… Read More
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It’s Time to Think Differently About Water
A leaky faucet. A sprinkler pattern that laps over onto the street. Applying more than the just-right amount of water to your landscape. These are all things that haven’t been high on our list of concerns for most of us…. Read More