While energy management gets the majority of attention in the building operations space, water is also a fundamental resource for facilities that require advanced management for efficiency and sustainability measures. However, the wide availability and low cost of water has held back the development of water management in buildings, both from a facility management and a regulatory perspective, until recently. “Just about everyone can quote the current price for a gallon or liter of gasoline, but when was the last time you checked on the price of water? Water is widely known to be undervalued. It’s still a relatively inexpensive and plentiful natural resource in most developed areas of the world where we operate large buildings,” says Chris Hodges, Principal at Facility Engineering Associates. “Few governments have national water-use policies, and there is not a lot of emphasis on water use in buildings. However, that’s where our workforce tends to use a lot of water […]