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Austin, Texas, was one of the cities featured in a recent study by the University of Arizona that shows how significantly water use is impacted by the ways buildings are designed and built in cities.
How much water single-family residences use is closely related to a community's built environment, according to a University of Arizona-led study. In particular, design factors such as vegetated land cover, housing density and lot size appear to have a strong impact on water...