{"id":62844,"date":"2023-02-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=62844"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:27:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:27:13","slug":"black-water-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/black-water-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Salesforce Tower’s Water Recycling System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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At Salesforce, our real estate<\/a> is much more than just a place to work, and it\u2019s more than just architecture and design. It’s about creating a space that provides a lasting positive impact for all of our key stakeholders<\/a>, which include our employees and the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we built our headquarters<\/a> in San Francisco in 2018, we went all in on sustainability \u2014 and that included an innovative approach to water conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The largest on-site water recycling system in a commercial high rise<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Amid ongoing droughts<\/a> across the western United States, Salesforce is working to offset the tower\u2019s environmental impact with a blackwater system in the building\u2019s basement. Named for its treatment of all wastewater, the blackwater system is an innovative, first-of-its-kind green technology in a commercial building. While the system was operational during the pandemic, it is now able to operate at full capacity with many employees returning to Salesforce Tower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In collaboration with the City of San Francisco and Boston Properties, it is also the first U.S.-based partnership between a city government, a building owner, and a tenant to support blackwater reuse in a commercial high-rise building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The system collects wastewater from sources such as rooftop rainwater, cooling towers, showers, sinks, toilets, and urinals; treats the water through a six-step process in a centralized treatment center; and recirculates it through a separate pipe system to serve non-potable uses in the building, such as toilets and drip irrigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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