More about hot water in Passivhaus buildings, why urinal controls rock in schools, greywater recycling, wastewater heat recovery – where it all started, overestimating the savings from WC upgrades in schools …
Water, Energy, and Data – Bora Ristic, World
Bora Ristic looks at the water footprint of data centres, links Radiohead with growing tomatoes, highlights what Google and Apple are doing to lower their water footprint and ask whether in the future we will choose internet service providers based on their environmental performance.
Bits of kit we like
Drainwave: www.drainwave.com
Cath features on BRE ‘Interviews with Experts series’
Cath talks to Steve Brown of the BRE as part of the ‘Interviews with Experts series’, about WC use in schools, why it is not the industry standard three times a day, and the knock-on effects of this research.
AECB Water blog 6
How adolescents and showers use more energy than space heating a Passivhaus dwelling, fuel cells and super efficient WCs, Arbed dŵr (saving water in Wales), the mis-specification of electric showers…
A very water efficient elephant… – Sally Hall, UK
Sally Hall gives the low down on the UK’s most water efficient elephant!
Managing Water Demand – Dr Alison Browne, UK
The water industry has tried to manage consumption through technological ‘fixes’. But only by understanding how and why water is used by actual people can demand be reduced, argues Dr Alison Browne.
AECB Water blog 5
Public toilet design, barrier MDPE, power showers,wastewater recycling v solar htermal under SAP, combi boilers with more than one bathroom …
Cath rainwater harvesting podcast
Following the success of her water podcast, Ben Adam Smith and Cath catch up again to talk about rainwater harvesting and a certain flamingo who likes four minute showers.
Total Washroom Control – An answer to water wastage in schools
Cath considers how total washroom control has the potential to save large amounts of water in the education sector.