DeOreo (2011) Analysis of Water Use in New Single Family Homes

This study examined water use in a group of single family homes built after Jan 1, 2001, that were chosen at random from 8 water agencies in the U.S. The report provides detailed analyses of end uses by household and examines the factors that affect indoor and outdoor water use.  In addition a sample of new homes built specifically for high water use efficiency (to the WaterSense new home specification) was also studied and indoor water use was compared to the water use for the standard new homes and older homes studied in previous studies such as the 1999 Residential End Uses of Water and the 2011 California Single Family Water Use Efficiency Study.

Publication Year: 
2011