A garden designed to promote water conservation has been presented with an award at the Chelsea Flower Show.The Future Nature show garden picked up the Silver-Gilt Flora medal at the prestigious event, with judges recognising its commitment to environmental issues.Every element of the garden is environmentally-friendly and the design, supported...

A new set of water conservation standards that places performance requirement on individual water using devices has been published.Sustainable building association AECB has published a new water standard for new homes, existing houses and non-domestic buildings.It is an "appliance based standard" and as such avoids the problems of the whole-house...

Water conservation measures, coupled with water metering could save households money, according to a consumer group.The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has welcomed calls by the Environment Agency for "near universal" water metering to be introduced to deal with future shortages.Water meters work like gas or electricity meters, keeping track...

Water conservation features and tri-generation technology are to help one new hospital development achieve significant carbon cuts and power itself.A combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) facility will provide all the energy for a new medical centre in the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children.CCHP systems simultaneously create heat...

Provision for waste water recycling is one of a number of energy saving measures included in a new estate of green homes. Developer ndhomes is submitting plans for the construction of 42 homes at the Paddock, an area of land surrounding the city's racecourse. According to the firm, the project...

Water conservation measures such as efficient showerheads and taps must be part of the 'Great British refurb' announced last week by energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, argued a UK non-profit organisation.Low flush toilets and waste water recycling must be included in plans to give all homes an energy...

Pubs have been urged to put water conservation measures in place that will reduce the amount of water they use and pay for.Water management specialist Waterscan has helped Whitbread Brewers Fayre estate cut £125,000 from its water bills over the past five years.Among the suggestions for water conservation are introducing...

Developments which are built beside or near water can be "a very important driver towards the sustainability of the planet," it has been claimed. Philip Harcourt, head of development consulting at Colliers CRE says that most places in the UK are in some way affected by the use of waterfronts...

Domestic water conservation can be placed in the bigger context of the global water situation thanks to the publication of a new map.The first-ever inventory of the planet's aquifers has been published by United Nations Educations Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).Aquifers are porous areas of underground rock where water is...

Water conservation measures are among the steps that consumers should be considering during the Energy Saving Week and beyond, according to a water organisation.The Consumer Council of Water (CCW) has issued a variety of tips on how people can reduce their energy consumption and carbon emissions by changing some behaviour...

Water conservation measures at one conference centre in south England have led savings to significant savings on every flush.The South of England Centre in Ardingly has installed a block of toilets which have various energy saving features.As well as using less water in each flush than older toilets, the new...