Environmental Consultancy
Clean drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities are a fundamental necessity. With a soaring population and a growing economy, India’s cities are struggling to supply water to their citizens.
Cath looks at how the way we are paying for water in the UK is changing and what this may mean for consumers.
Cath reviews Panorama’s investigation into over abstraction from the UK’s rivers and argues that simple behaviour change solutions can play a major role in reducing water stress in the UK.
After being charged almost £3 for two small glasses of tap water in the Netherlands Cath investigates the bottled water market and the environmental effects of the industry.
Cath evaluates the water efficiency requirements in the revised Scottish Building Regulations and welcomes the arrival of a simple and effective way to ensure self-cleansing flow rates in drains.
Cath argues that the term ‘blackwater treatment’ is technically incorrect and politically suspect.
For a light-hearted look at Cath’s progression through her career look at this presentation.
The sewers in Paris are vastly different in design to those of London, yet both were conceived and built at roughly the same time. Cath highlights the differences and picks her favourite.
Green Building Magazine. Cath Hassell casts a critical eye over the revisions to part G of the Building Regulations, especially the requirement for “water smart” new homes.
The Code for Sustainable Homes is designed to reduce water consumption as well as CO2 emissions from a dwelling. But, as the article explains, this will not necessarily be the outcome in homes built to meet levels 5 and 6. Published in Green Building Magazine.