Shades of Green

A New Hampshire water treatment plant uses ‘light green’ design elements to achieve up to 24 percent annual energy savings
Shades of Green
In place of a large pipe gallery, the Madbury plant makes innovative use of pipe and tank wall insulation to provide a thermal barrier against cold process water. Enhanced insulation and other sustainable design factors reduced propane fuel usage by nearly 80 percent.

From the outside, the new water treatment plant in Madbury, N.H., may look merely average. In reality, it includes many forward-thinking, energy-saving elements and was scheduled to become the first water treatment facility in the state to receive the Leadership in Energy and...

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