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IAPMO's DeMarco Returns as Guest on Home Talk USA
 IAPMO Director of Special Programs Pete DeMarco made a second appearance as a guest on "Cajun Contractor" Michael King's nationally syndicated radio program, "Home Talk USA." Broadcast in 217 radio markets covering all 50 states, the program reaches 6.1 million listeners each week.
DeMarco answered King's questions about graywater and harvested rainwater reuse, the energy of water and the tangible contractor and consumer benefits of IAPMO's Green Plumbing and Mechanical Supplement.
"When you think about it, water has to be pumped from where it is, whether it be surface water or ground water, taken from its location wherever it resides, in a reservoir or well, and pumped first to a treatment center," DeMarco said. "Now, in many places you can use gravity for a lot of that movement, but still you've got to have some order of plumbing. Then, of course, once it gets to your house it gets used, and in the case of hot water gets heated and that, of course, is where the greatest energy quotient resides. The reason we are concerned about that is most folks don't realize how much energy is actually involved in all of this, but on a national level 13 percent of all the energy we consume is used in the moving, treatment, heating and wastewater re-treatment of the water we consume."
To listen to the full interview, DeMarco's first appearance and/or IAPMO Senior Director of Business and Product Development Allen Inlow's previous interview with King, direct your Web browser to www.eofficial.org/files/podcasts/MichealKing_HomeTalkRadio_podcasts.htm.
IAPMO Senior Director of Environmental Education Steve Lehtonen is scheduled to appear as a guest on "Home Talk USA" on Saturday, Oct. 29, to discuss the Green Plumbers USA training and accreditation program, which seeks to train thousands of plumbers to promote the benefits of water conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by changing consumer and plumbing behavior through the use of energy efficiency and water saving technologies.
"Home Talk USA" can be heard Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon EST, on the LifeStyle Talk Radio Network (http://www.lifestyletalkradio.com/), 4-7 p.m. EST on the Genesis Communications Radio Network (http://www.gcnlive.com/) and Sundays, 7-8 a.m. EST, on the Business Talk Radio Network (http://www.businesstalkradio.net/).
"Home Talk USA" explores issues concerning home improvements, introduces the consumer to new and innovative products, provides access to industry experts, protects homeowners from consumer fraud, holds the home improvement industry accountable for its business practices, and advocates for a fair and mutual relationship between the consumer and the contractor. For more information, direct your Web browser to www.hometalkusa.com. |
