NGBS Certified Hot Water Recirculation Systems
NGBS Green Certified Hot Water Recirculation Systems for On Demand Recirculation make sense. A home can be beautifully designed. The kitchen can be wrapped in porcelain, the master bath thoughtfully planned, the fixtures carefully selected and every detail built with comfort in mind.
Then someone turns on the shower… and waits forever for hot water. We call this the one-handed touch. Sound familiar?
Behind the walls of an exceptional home or commercial project, built by the most revered builders, hot water can still have a long way to travel. We find this often in new and existing homes in all build phases.
While the occupant waits, perfectly good water goes down the drain. Traditional recirculation pumps might solve the waiting problem, but if the pump operates unnecessarily, convenience can come at the expense of energy efficiency and equipment lifetime.
AutoHot was built around the idea that how you distribute hot water in your plumbing system matters.
Today, AutoHot is proud to have its On Demand Recirculation Systems recognized through the NGBS Green Certified Product program, administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. The National Green Building Standard is an ANSI-approved residential green building standard designed to recognize homes and multifamily buildings that perform at a higher level in areas including water and energy efficiency.
For AutoHot, that recognition is particularly meaningful because it validates something homeowners experience every day: how hot water is delivered matters. The average household wastes 3,000-11,000 gallons of water per year, and that is not factoring in children or remote workers.
AutoHot NGBS Green Certified Products
Residential On Demand Recirculation Systems
AutoHot manufactures and sells aesthetically clever residential systems that use demand controlled recirculation to move and quickly push hot water when it is actually needed and automatically stops circulation when hot water reaches the point of use (i.e., the kitchen or bathroom).
On Demand Recirculation Systems can be configured with wired or wireless activation options and can be applied to homes with or without a dedicated return line. Older homes are not exempt from this type of system. Our sizing chart is perfect for understanding what you need. How to Choose the Best On Demand Recirculation System.
Multifamily Central Water Heating Systems
Builders may also receive NGBS points by implementing the commercial AutoHot system in any multifamily building with central heating systems. These operate differently than the residential AutoHot controller for single family homes or individual water heating systems.
Hot Water Energy Management System (EMS) Remote Monitoring
Designed for commercial and multifamily domestic hot-water systems, AutoHot combines demand controlled recirculation with system monitoring, contact temperature sensing, equipment runtime tracking, full remote access, control and automated fault detection. The EMS is eyes on your equipment that act as insurance, which ensure that hot water operations run smoothly without issue while you focus on what matters most.
For a building or home owner, the technology is largely invisible. Both on the residential and commercial side, the recirculation pump and Demand Controller are by the water heater or boiler, neatly tucked behind working like a super, smart brain for your water heater and family. It is kind of like walking into a thoughtfully designed bathroom and having the plumbing perform with the same intelligence that went into the architecture… thirty years ago or a recent build.
For builders, architects, plumbers, engineers and contractors, NGBS recognition provides something equally valuable: verification that AutoHot products contribute toward specific NGBS Green building practices. NGBS Green Certified Products are evaluated so designers and builders can more easily identify qualifying products and green building verifiers can confirm applicable points.
That makes this more than a certification badge for AutoHot. It represents a shared belief that better buildings are not defined only by what homeowners or commercial buildings can see. They are also defined by what happens behind the walls, how intelligently hot water is delivered, how efficiently equipment operates and how carefully AutoHot has precision engineered both residential and commercial applications for an aesthetically classic and energy efficient design.
