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We don’t use water like we used to. In recent decades, concerns about cost, water shortages and environmental impacts together with changes in plumbing design have driven down water usage per person.

WASHINGTON, DC — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Monday published a report titled Measurement Science Research Needs for Premise Plumbing Systems . NIST, one of the nation ...