Water+Efficiency+Work+Space

**Water Efficiency Working Space**

__**Guide for Report Out from Expert Group**__**:**

**Why is this category critical to the development of a Green School?** Water conservation is economically and ecologically responsible. REDUCE WATER USAGE= Saved money and Saved resources. Installing low use fixtures/appliances to reduce usage. Use gray water for landscaping/irrigation. Everybody has a daily need for water. Students need global awareness of inequities in access to clean and safe water as a growing issue of social importance in our world-wide community.

**What should your Home team know about this category?** Water is socially stratifying-geopolitical issue; the scarcity of water is a crisis around the world threatening the development of countries especially in impoverished areas.

Laws about water collection, usage, and distribution effect local economies and development(i.e. highlands act, importing water, etc.)

We can make a difference by conserving water.

The LEED rating system water efficiency category encourages smart use of water through appliances and fixtures that reduce consumption and promote re-use of water both inside and outside of the building. Read LEEDs School Water Efficiency Guidelines here: []

**How will you teach them about the LEED category?**

Summarize findings; share link to LEED guidelines.