City of Los Angeles Approves Waterless Urinals for All Buildings

October 15th, 2009 admin

And not just any urinals, the lucky winner is the H2Zero waterless urinal by Caroma , which beat out the competition to win this huge endorsement from one of the largest cities in the United States. Plus, green builders looking to get their permit approved now have one more ally on their side as this system has already been stamped off by the


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