O2E Intern Lee Bryant (above) shares her experiences working with the O2E Community Experience

 The community experience brings the O2E program to all citizens in the Memphis area. Through my environmental experience I facilitated a tour for the American Society of Interior Design. They were fully engaged, asking questions and genuinely curious about how they could make their designs more sustainable. This is another aspect about BRIDGES that makes their efforts in O2E so successful. The design elements and sustainable actions discussed in the O2E program are not unattainable to the average person. During my tour, one woman asked about the efficiency of toilets at BRIDGES. An average toilet can use up to seven gallons of water per flush, but those installed at BRIDGES only use 1.6 gallons. The woman then asked if those toilets are available for non-commercial buildings and I answered yes. HomeDepot offers high-efficiency toilets for the everyday person that carry the EPA WaterSense certification. BRIDGES aims to see real change in the community and they achieve this by providing examples, information, and simple solutions that make sustainable living practical.