Combi boilers, specifying showers, ledge toilets, solar thermal for boats, chlorine and swimming pools, architects v engineers …
Confessions of a low water user – Jo Saady, UK
Jo Saady of Ecotecture hasn’t used much water in her 20 years of being an architect. But has now decided she can save even more by giving up flushing the toilet!
The Public Lav Lottery – Kate Fewson, UK
Kate Fewson of Closed Loop Projects turns her attention away from female urinals to the bog standard public loo and all the perils that may await the unsuspecting user…
Saving Water – Dr Tina Holt, UK
Tina Holt blogs about how having small children who will only bath, flush the loo, or wash their hands if someone reminds them, results in very low overall household water use and is to be recommended!
Legionella – the risks and the solutions
Cath discusses the risks from Legionalla and ways of ensuring that it is less of a problem.
AECB Water blog 3
New ratings for hot water cylinders, tap standardisation, recirculating showers, global trends in water efficiency, the problem with 89mm WC pan outlets, lead welding …
Public Toilet Provision, Gender and Menstruation – Dr Clara Greed, UK
Dr Clara Greed blogs about the under provision of public toilets for women, both in the UK and abroad, and concludes that public toilets are the missing link in creating sustainable, accessible and equitable cities.
Lydia Clare-Skinner visits the French town of Evian, samples the local water and reports back, France
Lydia Clare-Skinner visits the French town of Evian, samples the local water and reports back
AECB Water blog 2
Passivhaus now with renewables, which is best – gas or electric showers, cold taps in public washrooms, how to ensure a solar thermal system operates at its optimum efficiency …
Water footprints – what do they really tell us? – Judith Thornton, UK
Judith Thornton discusses Water footprints and what do they really tell us?