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Water reuse takes center stage.

TOTO’s inclusive-height UltraMax II 1G — with its Double Cyclone technology — delivers ultra-high-efficiency flushing using only 1 gal. of water.

Noritz’s NRCP line of residential tankless water heaters combines condensing technology with hot-water recirculation.

Gerber added more compact elongated models to its Viper product line. The current bowl also is available with interchangeable tanks — 1.28 gal. per flush (HE-28-570) or 1.6 gpf (VP28-595).

Geberit’s concealed tank and carrier systems with single- or dual-flush actuators are easily concealed in standard 2’ x 4’ or 2’ x 6’ wood or metal frame walls.

Eemax’s HomeAdvantage II is an electric tankless water heater with a wide variety of sizes, from 8kW to 36kW.

The Hot Start showerhead, available in January 2015 from Niagara Conservation as part of the Stealth System, is a temperature-controlled, EPA WaterSense-certified showerhead.

HTP’s EFT combination boiler is highly efficient and delivers hot water for both domestic hot water and space-heating requirements.

Navien’s condensing gas heating boiler is available in four sizes: NHB-55, NHB-80, NHB-110 and NHB-150, with turndown ratios respectively of 7:1, 10:1, 11:1 and 15:1.

The Gates Foundation recently approved a two-year grant to Kohler Co.