Multifamily projects can get costly, but identifying affordable, durable and stylish products can help reduce contractor’s overhead costs Peerless is for the Pros Construction cost planning is of the utmost importance throughout any multifamily project timeline, and with these projects reaching as high as $700 per square foot this year, effective preparation is essential for Read more
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Multifamily projects can get costly, but identifying affordable, durable and stylish products can help reduce contractor’s overhead costs
Peerless is for the Pros
Construction cost planning is of the utmost importance throughout any multifamily project timeline, and with these projects reaching as high as $700 per square foot this year, effective preparation is essential for any build (RSMeans data). Keeping a keen eye is essential for plumbing contractors to ensure that projects meet all budget and quality standards.
Identifying affordable kitchen and bath fixtures through brands like Peerless® Faucet, for example, is one way to start reducing spend and finding cost-saving opportunities. For nearly 50 years, Peerless has been providing cost-effective options that are on trend and designed to perform a lifetime, making, it easier for contractors to stay within budget while offering reliable and stylish fixtures for multifamily projects nationwide.\
The Ezra™ Collection for the Kitchen or Bathroom
Launched earlier this year, Peerless® Ezra™ Kitchen and Bathroom Collections are versatile and affordable choices for contractors, all while offering on-trend design. The collection delivers an element of contemporary sophistication with sharp lines and soft curves that deliver long-lasting performance while uplifting any space.
When selecting fixtures by Peerless, contractors and homeowners alike can ensure they’re purchasing a reliable fixture that’s built to last. The Peerless® brand believes beautiful design should always be within reach and is priced with affordability in mind. The brand also offers a Lifetime Limited Warranty (ten years for multifamily and five years for all other commercial uses), each from the date that the product is received by the original purchaser or their authorized representative, installation contractor, etc., providing a sense of security for years to come.
In the bathroom, the Two-Handle Widespread Lavatory Faucet is WaterSense® labeled (like all Peerless® fixtures) which means it uses at minimum 20% less water than the industry standard without compromising performance. Available finishes for this faucet include Brushed Nickel, Matte Black and Chrome.
In the kitchen, the Single-Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet has a 3-function, pull-down sprayer that features POWERinse™ Technology for an extra blast of cleaning power and offers a high-arc, gooseneck design that swivels 360 degrees for easy task management. Available finishes include Stainless Steel, Matte Black and Chrome.
See the full Ezra Collection breakdown below and identify which fixtures work best for your next multifamily project:
- KITCHEN
- Single-Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet
- Single-Handle Bar Faucet
- Single-Handle Kitchen Faucet with Spray
- Features POWERinse™ Technology
- BATH
- Single-Handle Lavatory Faucet
- Two-Handle Widespread Lavatory Faucet
- Slide Bar with Hand Shower
- In-wall Diverter Trim
- Tub and Shower Trim Kit
- Shower Only Trim Kit
- Tub Only Trim Kit
The brand ensures it creates durable, user-friendly fixtures that make installation a breeze. Kitchen sinks, for example, can be installed in six easy steps. In the bathroom, the Delta® Multichoice Universal Valve also offers the flexibility to update shower fixtures without altering the plumbing behind the wall. It also pairs with shower trims across the Delta Faucet Company portfolio. Peerless not only simplifies the installation process, but it also sets up contractors for success by ensuring product life and less maintenance.
Whether you’re designing a series of beautiful, open kitchens or planning a new apartment building’s bathroom space, the Ezra Kitchen and Bathroom Collections from Peerless offers the best functionality, beauty and value.
For more information about Peerless and its multifamily offerings, visit https://www.peerlessfaucet.com/faucet-professionals or follow Peerless on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest.
Niagara Honored with EPA’s WaterSense Partner of the Year Award for Commitment to Water Conservation
Niagara Additionally Honored with 12 National Recognitions for Water Conserving Ingenuity This Year Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-efficiency, water-saving toilets, was honored today with The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) WaterSense Partner of the Year award for helping people save water. As many Americans look to reduce water consumption through products that can help Read more
Niagara Additionally Honored with 12 National Recognitions for Water Conserving Ingenuity This Year
Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-efficiency, water-saving toilets, was honored today with The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) WaterSense Partner of the Year award for helping people save water.
As many Americans look to reduce water consumption through products that can help alleviate high utility bills and reduce impacts of the serious drought in portions of the U.S., Niagara continues to innovate and be nationally recognized for its high-performing, water-saving products. This is Niagara’s sixth WaterSense award and the company has received 12 awards or accolades this year that recognize the company’s ingenuity in water conservation technology and products.
In just the last few months, Niagara was recently honored with the Business Intelligence Sustainability Initiative of the Year award for its Pro line. Niagara also received the Stevie’s People’s Choice for Business-to-Business Products for the toilet product suites that it launched in 2021 that are designed specifically to save water. Two Niagara executives, Carl Wehmeyer and Holly Shadel, were honored with SEAL’s 2022 Sustainability Leader of the Year award for leadership in sustainability and environmental management, and Stevie’s Best Female Employee of the Year respectively.
“We are honored to be named the WaterSense Partner of the Year and to join such an incredible list of industry leaders,” said Wehmeyer, executive vice president at Niagara. “Our mission is to bring new technology to our customers that conserves water without sacrificing performance. This award is a huge accomplishment for our entire team and a giant step in continuing to fulfill our mission.”
WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by the EPA, is both a label for water-efficient products, programs, and homes and a resource for helping consumers learn ways to save water. Since 2006, more than 2,100 WaterSense partners and over 40,000 models of certified water-efficient plumbing and irrigation products have helped consumers and businesses save 6.4 trillion gallons of water—enough water to supply all households in the United States with water for eight months. In addition to water savings, WaterSense has helped reduce the amount of energy needed to pump, treat, and heat water by 754 billion kilowatt hours and helped consumers save $135 billion in water and energy bills. These savings also helped prevent 288 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to planting 4.8 billion trees.
“Throughout 2021, our award-winning partners helped people protect this precious resource by promoting WaterSense labeled products and water-efficient behaviors,” said Veronica Blette, Chief, WaterSense Branch. “Saving water is particularly critical in areas impacted by drought, but is also a path to helping consumers stretch dollars by reducing their water and energy bills.”
WaterSense honored Niagara as a 2022 Partner of the Year for Niagara’s commitment to educating partners, architects, engineers, staff and sales teams about WaterSense benefits and products through continuing education programs, materials, online resources and product packaging. In recognition of their commitment to promoting WaterSense and water efficiency in 2021, Niagara was honored today during the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, along with along with 33 other awardees – utilities, manufacturers, builders, retailers, and other organizations that partner with WaterSense to promote water-efficient products, homes, and programs.
To learn more about Niagara’s high-performing, water-saving products, please visit niagaracorp.com.
For Dedication in Helping Customers and Businesses Save Water Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-technology, water-saving toilets, accepted a 2021 WaterSense Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its dedication to helping customers and businesses save water, even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in Read more
For Dedication in Helping Customers and Businesses Save Water
Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-technology, water-saving toilets, accepted a 2021 WaterSense Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its dedication to helping customers and businesses save water, even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This is the fifth award Niagara has received from the EPA for its water efficiency efforts.
Niagara was recognized for promoting WaterSense and water efficiency throughout 2020, during the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, along with 33 other utilities, manufacturers, builders, retailers, and other organizations that partner with WaterSense to promote water-efficient products, homes, and programs.
“We are proud to be a WaterSense partner and have valued this relationship for over a decade,” said Carl Wehmeyer, CEO of Niagara. “Since our founding, Niagara has made water conservation and education around WaterSense and water savings a top property in our product development, sales and communications efforts. Being recognized for this work is a true honor.”
WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by EPA, is both a label for water-efficient products and homes and a resource for helping consumers learn ways to save water. Since the program started in 2006, WaterSense labeled products have helped consumers and businesses save 5.3 trillion gallons of water—enough water to supply all households in the United States with water for 200 days! In addition to water savings, WaterSense has helped reduce the amount of energy needed to heat, pump, and treat water by 603 billion kilowatt hours and save $108 billion in water and energy bills.
“In 2020, our WaterSense partners continued to make saving water possible by educating customers and businesses about WaterSense and water-efficient behaviors,” said Veronica Blette, the WaterSense program manager. “Our award winners’ creative and committed approaches to water conservation helped consumers save water, energy, and money on their utility bills at a time when they needed it most.”
WaterSense honored Niagara as a 2021 WaterSense Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award winner for touting and displaying the WaterSense logo and Niagara product’s efficiency statics in advertising and marketing campaigns within key industry publications, as well as industry trade magazines. In addition, WaterSense is a key feature throughout Niagara’s social media cadences, including content about WaterSense in infographics, social posts and beyond.
In 2020, as trade shows transitioned to virtual events, Niagara made it a point to include the WaterSense logo in most, if not all collateral. In addition, to demonstrate the WaterSense label properly, Niagara incorporates the logo and information on all spec sheets, product packaging, website, educational PowerPoints, as well as training materials for the entire staff and outside sales team.
In 2021, Niagara introduced four new toilet product suites with more than 100 SKUs dedicated to the traditional wholesale channel and designed with advanced technology, high performance and water efficiency.
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that it will not make updates or changes to the WaterSense program specifications, another successful step in IAPMO and its partners’ mission to ensure the program’s long-term viability. The announcement followed a review as directed by “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018,” which includes strong Read more
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that it will not make updates or changes to the WaterSense program specifications, another successful step in IAPMO and its partners’ mission to ensure the program’s long-term viability.
The announcement followed a review as directed by “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018,” which includes strong language officially authorizing the program in perpetuity. The law required the EPA to “consider for review and revise, if necessary, any WaterSense performance criteria adopted before Jan. 1, 2012.”
“By maintaining the existing WaterSense specifications, EPA is ensuring responsible conservation of our nation’s water supply without adding unnecessary specifications or creating undue burdens on the economy,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
The EPA also announced it will engage with WaterSense stakeholders and the public to ensure that WaterSense products continue to help protect the nation’s water supplies while saving consumers money and performing as well as or better than regular models.
“The industry realizes the importance of the WaterSense program,” said Dain Hansen, IAPMO’s Executive Vice President of Government Relations. “The program has garnered support from manufacturers, environmental advocates, SDOs, associations and professional societies across the country. To know that the program will continue is welcome news and we, along with the industry, will continue to be strong supporting partners of the WaterSense program and the entire EPA.”
A true public-private partnership, WaterSense is a voluntary product efficiency labeling program that identifies efficient and high-performing water-consuming products. While EPA spends approximately $3 million a year to administer the program, it has saved consumers more than $33 billion in water and energy bills since the program’s inception in 2006. The program is widely supported across the building industry and has enjoyed bipartisan support on Capitol Hill throughout its existence. This support is not only due to the program’s successful outcomes, but also because of the quality and integrity of the products bearing the WaterSense label, which are the result of federal government oversight and third-party certification.
Modeled after the ENERGY STAR program, WaterSense seeks to protect the future of the U.S. water supply by offering consumers a simple way to make product-purchasing choices that conserve water with no sacrifice to quality or performance. Services and products earning the WaterSense label have been certified as more efficient while performing just as well as average products in the same category. Such products include toilets, urinals, showerheads, bathroom faucets, landscape irrigation controllers and pre-rinse spray valves.
IAPMO R&T is a leading provider of WaterSense product certification in the nation and has been a U.S. EPA licensed provider, accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), since 2007, certifying the first high-efficiency toilet (HET) to the standard in April of that year. To date, IAPMO R&T, part of The IAPMO Group, has certified thousands of such water-efficient products to the WaterSense specifications.
For more information about the WaterSense program, visit https://www.epa.gov/watersense.
Piscataway, N.J.— For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized American Standard, part of LIXIL Americas, with a 2019 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award for its heroic efforts to defeat water waste and promote WaterSense in 2019. American Standard brand received one of 25 WaterSense awards at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Read more
Piscataway, N.J.— For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized American Standard, part of LIXIL Americas, with a 2019 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award for its heroic efforts to defeat water waste and promote WaterSense in 2019. American Standard brand received one of 25 WaterSense awards at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
American Standard was honored as a 2019 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award winner for its Beauty in Motion Tour, a “showroom on wheels.” The tour displayed several of the company’s innovative WaterSense labeled products. Comprised of 101 stops, the tour offered visitors water efficient alternatives for their home. Additionally, American Standard added several new WaterSense labeled toilets and faucets to its line of labeled products that are sold in 11,000 stores across the U.S., making impactful water savings accessible to consumers.
“At LIXIL, it is our priority to create a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Producing water efficient products and supporting WaterSense is an important part of this contribution,” said Troy Benavidez, Vice President, Public Affairs, American Standard, part of LIXIL. “I’m proud to be part of a company that cares deeply about the social and environmental impact we have on the health and well-being of the world.”
Since 2006, American Standard and more than 2,000 other WaterSense partners have helped consumers save more than 3.4 trillion gallons of water. That’s enough water to supply all American households for four months. In addition to water savings, WaterSense labeled products in homes have helped reduce the amount of energy needed to heat, pump and treat water by 462.5 billion kilowatt hours—which is enough to power more than 44.4 million homes for a year, equating to a savings to $84.2 billion in water and energy bills.
“Our partners have made water-saving products, homes and programs accessible across the nation and have educated millions on the importance of water conservation,” said Veronica Blette, Chief, WaterSense Branch. “These WaterSense award winners are leading the fight against water waste to save our most precious resource.”
For more information about WaterSense, visit www.epa.gov/watersense.