RAIN BIRD ANNOUNCES MEMBERSHIP
IN
ENVIRONMENTALLY INFLUENTIAL U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
GLENDORA, Calif.(January
20, 2005) – In line with
its emphasis on water efficiency and its efforts to instill
its philosophy of The Intelligent Use of Water™ into
all of its business practices, Rain Bird Corporation announces
its membership in the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),
an organization renowned for setting environmental precedents
among businesses nationwide.
Regarded as the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders
promoting environmental awareness throughout the building
industry, the USGBC supports the construction of buildings
that are environmentally responsible and that perform to
their full, profitable efficiency. One of this group’s
main initiatives is to promote Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED®), which is a voluntary, consensus-based
standard for developing efficient, sustainable buildings.
Several environmental factors contribute to the classification
of a newly constructed building as being LEED-compliant.
These factors are each assigned points, with five out of
a possible 69 points pertaining to water efficiency. Two
of these five points relate to irrigation and are designated
to “water efficient landscaping.” As a member
of the USGBC, Rain Bird will work with other council members
to develop LEED requirements and resources. Rain Bird representatives
will also work closely with other landscape industry professionals
and research organizations to educate others on how buildings’ irrigation
systems can be designed to use water efficiently.
Many of Rain Bird’s irrigation products can help a
site acquire LEED points. These products include controllers,
pressure regulating devices, high-efficiency nozzles, automatic
shut-off devices and drip irrigation products. The use of
non-potable water is crucial to earning LEED irrigation points.
With the belief that the use of non-potable water is critical
to safeguarding the earth’s limited supply of potable
water, Rain Bird has developed an extensive line of products
that are designed especially for use with non-potable water.
“Rain Bird has been a supporter of USGBC and LEED
standards for some time. It is a great honor to now be a
part of an organization promoting these high environmental
standards,” said Ron Wolfarth, director of Landscape
Irrigation for Rain Bird. “LEED is in sync with our
Intelligent Use of Water philosophy and with the products
and services we offer. Rain Bird is able to participate with
LEED in many capacities – be that as a manufacturer
of products that help achieve LEED irrigation requirements
or as an ambassador of the program by helping to educate
landscape architects and irrigation consultants about the
benefits of LEED.”
ABOUT RAIN BIRD CORPORATION
Based in Glendora, CA, Rain Bird Corporation is the leading
manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services.
Since its beginnings in 1933, Rain Bird has offered the industry’s
broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses,
sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more
than 130 countries around the world. Rain Bird has been awarded
more than 130 patents, including the first in 1935 for the
impact sprinkler. Rain Bird and The Intelligent Use of Water™ is
about using water wisely. Its commitment extends beyond products
to education, training and services for the industry and
the community. Rain Bird maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing
assembly facilities in the United States, France, Sweden
and Mexico. www.rainbird.com
