I saw Warren talk at a Waterwise event in 2005 in Oxford maybe earlier. Talking about the free WC upgrades in New York City as part of the implementation of mass metering. Something I had known about since the early
Flamingo Engineering – Calling all engineers!
Thanks to an Ingenious Grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering, in 2022 and 2023 we will be introducing a load of six to eight year olds all about what engineers do, why ‘Think it! Build it! Test it!’ is
Artificial snow at the Winter Olympics – China – ech2o newsletter snippet
Beijing 2022 was the first Winter Olympics to rely almost 100% on artificial snow. Before the Games it was estimated that 222 million litres of water would be needed to create the snow conditions, in one of the world’s most
Collecting water in an Indian village – ech2o newsletter snippet
Collecting water from wells is primarily a job for women and girls. In Nashik in Maharashtra, women have to climb inside a 60 foot well to collect water as can be seen left and in this video. The onerous task
January 2022 – showering for as long as I want. Part 2
Way, way back, in April 2014, I got a bona fide shower invitation to test out a recycling shower. I subsequently blogged about it under showering for as long as I want . It’s taken a long time to get
Rainwater Harvesting – Nepal – ech2o newsletter snippet
This report from Al Jazeera highlights three ground-breaking examples from Nepal which support rainwater collection and use it to mitigate against water shortages. For the past four years in Nepal, Liwali residents have been collecting rainwater through a system of
Why raingardens are so great – by Clarence the crab
When it rains I and my friends get poo on our heads. Which is really, really, really yukky. Why does this happen? Well, it’s because of combined drains. Combined drains take both sewage (which is what we
Funding for school workshops in Essex and East London
Ford Britain Trust was established in 1975 to fund projects focusing on education, environment, children, the disabled, youth activities and projects that provide clear benefits to the local communities close to Fords UK locations. Schools can apply direct to Ford
Funding for schools – Flamingo Engineering workshop
BlueSpark Foundation is a registered charity which supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational projects. Schools can apply direct to BlueSpark to fund our school workshops. We feel that our Flamingo Engineering
Flamingo Engineering – Think it! Build it! Test it! (KS2)
The Flamingo Engineering workshop is delivered in schools across a day, in a fun, age-appropriate, and engaging way. Using ‘The Mysterious Case of the Elephant that Forgot’ book as the basis for the workshop, coupled with the Flamingo Engineering booklet,