通过调整生活用水增压泵的工作范围来减少多层建筑的水、能源和天然气消耗的概念是由公用事业部门与渥太华-卡尔顿水务部门共同开发的，该部门负责向渥太华市和十个相邻的地方市镇供水。水来自渥太华河，经过处理后分配给约70万名客户。基本前提是，在大多数多层建筑中，增压泵压力远远大于满足用水需求所需的压力。 目前对生活用水供应压力过大的做法导致用水量过大、泵运行能耗高，并增加了内部管道系统的维护成本。

The concept of reducing water, energy and gas consumption in multi-level buildings by adjusting the operating range of the domestic water boosting pump was developed by the Utility Services Branch with the Region of Ottawa Carleton Water Division, which is responsible for water supply to the City of Ottawa and ten adjacent local municipalities. Water is drawn from the Ottawa River treated and distributed to approximately 700,000 customers. The basic premise is that in most multi-level buildings the booster pump pressure is much greater than required to meet water demands. The existing practice of over pressuring the domestic water supply results in excessive water consumption, high energy requirements to operate the pump and increased maintenance costs for the interanl plumbing system.