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The Water Saver Home is a web site that has been specifically developed for residentialcustomers across the nation by the California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC)through grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United StatesBureau of Reclamation. Newly updated as the result of usability testing, the Water Saver Homewill now provide the residential customer a more enhanced experience. This site has alreadybenefited water utility public outreach campaigns everywhere in the United States, and thesechanges should increase customer interest.The web site has primarily been designed for the residential customer's experience and providesinformation in an easy-to-use format with fresh, "flashy" graphics. At the same time, the sitecontains extensive, pertinent and accurate water efficiency data. This paper discusses theplanning process used to redesign the site. It outlines the research conducted on the site's"usability" through testing of users, and will further describe the changes made as a result.The paper provides a live demonstration of key features, especially to highlight theusability testing results, new Garden Gallery software, and other newly updated informationwithin the revised Water Saver Home web site. These new updated and future planned featureswill further help conservation planners. Utilities may send customers to the site to gainknowledge on their indoor water use and landscape irrigation. Water conservation professionalsshould quickly see that this dynamic web site meets the educational needs of homeowners andrenters. The Internet address for the web site is: http://www.h2ouse.org. Contact information forlinking free-of-charge to the web site with a copy of the virtual home logo is available under the"About Us" area of the web site. Includes figures.

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Edition:

Vol. - No.

Published:

01/11/2004

Number of Pages:

10

File Size:

1 file , 1.1 MB