THE CHALLENGE How do you get nearly 14,000 people spread out over 17 school sites, several maintenance facilities, a central office and even an FAA farm to reduce resource usage? Simple — hire conservation consultant David Darlington. When California’s Livermore Joint Unified School District first contacted David, the focus was initially on energy reduction. THE SOLUTION During the early phases of the School District’s green initiative, David met with an Elkay ® representative and was impressed with the ezH2O ® bottle filling stations. The units offered a number of advantages beyond simply reducing solid waste caused by discarded plastic water bottles. “Traditional drinking fountains aren’t very efficient if you consider how much water is going into your mouth versus down the drai

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