Dishwashers

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It often surprises people to learn that with today's water-conserving dishwashers and typical practices for hand-washing, properly filled automated dishwashers use less water and energy. If you wash dishes by hand and leave the water running when washing or rinsing, hand-washing almost certainly uses more water. Even if you try to be miserly and use plastic tubs for wash water and rinse water, you may well be using more than the most efficient of today's dishwashers, a few of which use less than four gallons for a full wash and rinse cycle.

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The Lifecycle Building Challenge

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A design competition for professionals and students, the Lifecycle Building Challenge is sponsored by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the American Institute of Architects, and West Coast Green. The competition is focused on design for adaptability, material reuse, and minimizing lifecycle impacts from products. Registration and participation is free.
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