Building a Global Partnership Ecosystem
Lower-loss infrastructure requires collaboration across utilities, municipalities, manufacturers, standards bodies, workforce organizations, and development institutions. Together, we're advancing systems that reduce waste, improve affordability, and strengthen environmental stewardship.
Municipalities & Utilities
City leaders and utility executives manage water, wastewater, and gas systems under mounting affordability pressure. Rate inflation driven by inefficiency, leakage, and service failure directly impacts residents and businesses.
We partner with municipalities to pilot lower-loss systems, transition toward lifecycle cost procurement, and build workforce expertise. Our focus is measurable cost reduction and service reliability.
Partnership Opportunities:
- • Pilot Projects: Test lower-loss systems in real-world utility operations
- • Procurement Reform: Develop lifecycle cost evaluation frameworks and specifications
- • Workforce Training: Build certification programs for installation and verification
- • Climate Adaptation: Plan resilience strategies around lower-loss conveyance
- • Cost Quantification: Measure and document lifecycle savings in your systems
Partner Success Metrics
Testing Efficiency
Reduced pressure-testing time enables faster ditch closure and installation completion
Service Reliability
Fewer emergency incidents and maintenance disruptions improve resident experience and reduce emergency response burden
Cost Reduction
Lower lifecycle cost delivers measurable financial benefit across installation, operations, and emergency response
Staff Development
Certification and training create higher-value work and retention of skilled personnel
Market Development Opportunities
- → Standards define markets. New standards reward lower-loss performance and attract capital
- → Lifecycle cost procurement shifts market incentives from cheapest to best total value
- → Field pilots and testing create proof points that accelerate adoption
- → Supply chain resilience planning protects manufacturers from disruption
Equipment Manufacturers & Suppliers
Material suppliers, joint manufacturers, and system integrators benefit when standards reward lower-loss performance. Clear specifications create markets; categories attract capital; standards enable adoption at scale.
We collaborate with manufacturers to develop performance specifications, create testing and certification protocols, and support field pilots that demonstrate real-world value.
Partnership Opportunities:
- • Standards Development: Codify performance requirements and testing protocols
- • Field Pilots: Deploy products with leading utilities to generate proof points
- • Certification Programs: Build buyer confidence through independent verification
- • Supply Chain Planning: Develop resilience strategies for critical materials
Standards Bodies & Labor Organizations
Standards create markets. Workforce training and certification are adoption infrastructure, not side benefits. Better systems succeed when they create better work and attract skilled people.
We work with labor organizations, building trades, and training programs to ensure that lower-loss infrastructure standards become the new normal and create career pathways.
Partnership Opportunities:
- • Certification Development: Create standards and testing for installer competency
- • Apprenticeship Programs: Build career pathways in new system approaches
- • Labor-Management Collaboration: Ensure adoption drives job quality improvements
- • Standards Adoption: Support transition to new performance requirements
Why Standards Matter
Research shows that workforce training around new standards increases adoption rates and reduces implementation challenges. When workers understand and support new standards, municipalities succeed faster and more cost-effectively.
Labor Support Increases Adoption
When trained workers advocate for new standards, implementation accelerates
Quality Improves with Training
Certified installers deliver better results and fewer defects
Jobs Become Higher-Value
Skilled trades around better systems command higher wages and respect
Development Institutions & Global Health
Global health, water security, and climate adaptation depend on reliable, affordable infrastructure. Lower-loss conveyance systems directly support WHO water and sanitation goals, climate adaptation objectives, and economic development.
We partner with development institutions on projects that bring water and energy access to remote and underserved regions through systems that maximize reliability and minimize waste.
Partnership Opportunities:
- • Water & Sanitation Projects: Deploy lower-loss systems in remote areas
- • Climate Adaptation: Build resilience through better conveyance infrastructure
- • Economic Development: Support job creation through training and certification
- • Capacity Building: Develop local expertise and institutional capability
Organizations Driving Global Change
We reference and collaborate with leading global institutions advancing water security, environmental protection, labor standards, and sustainable development.
