Project Outcomes
- Significant indoor and outdoor water savings
- Significant cost savings from reduced water consumption
- Lasting learning opportunity for K-12 students
- Replicable assessment and education model for other schools
“Thanks for the wonderful training, the kids enjoyed it a lot and really increased their speaking vocabulary.”
Becky Roberts
ESL Schenck Community School
Denver Water School Assessment Project
Brendle Group Delivers Innovative Water Conservation Project for Public Schools in Denver and Jefferson Counties
Denver Water selected a team led by Brendle Group to conduct indoor and outdoor water use assessments and identify conservation opportunities in over 200 schools in Colorado’s Denver and Jefferson County public schools. Focused on indoor end-use fixtures and process water use as well as outdoor irrigation uses, the project aimed to identify significant water and cost savings through fixture and equipment retrofits.
Departing from a standard engineering approach, Brendle Group hired and trained a team of students from Colorado State University, who in turn are recruiting and coordinating teams of student volunteers in each K-12 school to assess their own end-use fixtures and report their findings. As a result, significant water savings are being identified and the program is targeting over 2,000 elementary, middle, and high school students, providing a rewarding, hands-on learning opportunity about water conservation.
Departing from a standard engineering approach, Brendle Group hired and trained a team of students from Colorado State University, who in turn are recruiting and coordinating teams of student volunteers in each K-12 school to assess their own end-use fixtures and report their findings. As a result, significant water savings are being identified and the program is targeting over 2,000 elementary, middle, and high school students, providing a rewarding, hands-on learning opportunity about water conservation.
