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...

Domestic energy assessors should take note that according to an expert, most people want to be green, even if they do not care for the label.Pooran Desai, the founding director of sustainable community development business Bioregional Quintain, told the Grand Designs Live show that the term 'green' "carries...

Water conservation features as well as energy-efficiency measures are to be built into a water company's headquarters.Energy assessors will be interested to hear that construction has started on Severn Trent Water's new offices in Coventry, which the company claims will be one of the greenest offices in the country.The project,...

Water conservation in London homes and businesses is part of London mayor Boris Johnson's plan for reducing the impact of climate change on the capital.The plan, which outlines steps to both minimise carbon emissions and adapt to a world affected by climate change, calls for water conservation measures.Noting that 600...

A scheme to encourage water conservation by handing out free water butts is set to receive approval.The plan, which would use £30,000 to pay for 900 water butts is likely to receive approval from the Kirklees Council's Cabinet, according to council leader Andrew Cooper.He told the Examiner: "A similar scheme...

Water conservation measures will become increasingly important for companies as they seek to develop an image in keeping with consumer demands, according to an expert.Revelations in a WWF study of the extent of UK water usage will prompt the issue of water footprints to rise up the agenda, claimed Chris...

Firms are being invited to sign up to a project that could help cut water and effluent charges by 30 per cent.Envirowise's Rippleeffect water conservation scheme aims to give businesses information and support to reduce their water wastage, which the company estimates could amount to 3.2 billion cubic metres of...