“For specifying engineers and building owners, water conservation has become increasingly important over the past few years with new regulations being put into place,” says commercial faucets product manager at Chicago Faucets Michael Rosen.
As much as 49 percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, according to the National Climatic Data Center. This pressure on facility managers to save water leads them to the easy decision to install sensor-operated fixtures, which provide the benefit of more control over water consumption than manual models.