Bromley Council approached ech2o with a request for an overview of how efficient their schools were with regard to water usage. The council had data from 2005 to 2007. In the light of a lack of resources to collect more
Hackney City Farm 60 steps to 60%
ech2o is pleased to be the lead environmental consultants for Hackney City Farm, one of just 10 community organisations across the UK involved in the final of the Big Green Challenge, which (with a £1 million prize fund) encourages the
Engauge
ech2o are one of the lead consultants for West Sussex County Council’s Engauge project. The Engauge programme is designed to provide schools with an overview of their current sustainability performance using a bespoke method called Susgauge. Enguage is about measuring
Cranberry Water Project
In August 2008, ech2o in conjunction with East Thames Housing Association, carried out a training and monitoring project, combined with proactive water efficiency measures, with residents on the Cranberry estate in East London as part of Go Carbon Neutral Cranberry.
Is the five minute shower an urban myth? 2010 and 2012
We asked some people about their shower use, crunched the numbers to see whether the average shower length in the UK really was five minutes and wrote up the results. Then two years later we added a whole pile of new
Water Awareness and Water Efficiency in Hackney Schools – 2009
We ran this particular project in conjunction with Hackney City Farm as part of their 60 steps to 60% initiative. We worked directly with 2,403 pupils and 120 teachers across 10 schools. We estimated that the cumulative saving from pupils
Saving Water in the Hospitality Sector – 2008
Water use in the hospitality sector is high due to a combination of many factors including large customer numbers, long opening hours and a high turnover of staff. Implementing zero-cost or low-cost water efficiency measures can result in large savings.
London House
Bill Dunster Architects asked ech2o to be the services consultant on the refurbishment of a large four-storey house in North London that resulted in an 85% reduction in its overall carbon footprint. By working closely with the contractor, ech2o ensured
Leicester House
Reduced the carbon emissions from a detached house in Leicester by 50% by a combination of upgrading the existing insulation, specifying an A-rated condensing boiler and efficient controls, installing solar thermal and a 1 kW peak photovoltaic array.
Greenspec Consult
ech2o are one of the core consultants for GreenSpec Consult, working in collaboration with other environmental experts across all disciplines to achieve the highest possible sustainability standards across the built environment.