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Reducing Water & Waste
The demand for water in the UK increases each year and water retailers are struggling to keep pace. Legislation over the coming years will nudge businesses and water companies to take reasonable steps to reduce their water demand and prevent water waste.
A significant amount of business premises in the UK have old water management systems that utilise water inefficiently and cause waste. Research from Waterwise reports that between 5 – 8% of toilets in commercial buildings are leaking at any given time, with a leaking toilet wasting on average 300 litres of clean drinking water a year! Old urinal cisterns flush water several times an hour, every day of the year. A 5 litre urinal cistern flushing 4 times an hour per day will waste 175,000 litres of clean drinking water per year – regardless of how many people use it.
Water & Carbon
The water supplied to buildings is produced using processing methods that utilise energy. As a result, each litre of water produced has indirectly utilised energy and generated carbon emissions. This use of carbon is called embodied carbon, a term used to describe the carbon footprint of a material across its supply chain – from production to distribution.
On April 1st 2019, the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) policy came into effect in the UK, requiring business to annually disclose information on their carbon and energy usage. Water is classed as a scope 3 emission. The heating of water inside a building via the use of purchased energy is classed as a scope 2 emission. For example, gas or electric boilers that heat water and circulate around the building.
Our Washroom Saving Solutions
SaveMoneyCutCarbon’s network of trusted brands enable us to deliver savings on all the major appliances in the washroom:
Taps
Eco taps deliver water savings of typically between 50 – 70%, with some specialist taps achieving up to 90%. Sensor taps are not only more hygienic, but also guard against water wastage which occurs when traditional taps are left running.
Toilets
Ultra-low flow toilets can reduce water usage by 75%. Low flow toilets and specialist valve solutions can reduce water by 50%. Mitigating water wastage caused by leaking cisterns is significant and getting this addressed can also deliver further efficiency savings.
Urinals
Controls added onto existing urinal cisterns can reduce water usage by up to 75%. For example, two urinals sharing a 5 litre cistern would see reductions of 164,000 litres per year, with savings from £400 – £600.
Waterless Urinals
Waterless urinals reduce water consumption by 100%. This can add savings in the region of £250 per urinal per year. Waterless urinals also prevent leaks and urinal floods.
Hand Dryers
Eco hand dryers Use 80% less energy than a standard 1.5 kW hand dryer. Paper towels in a busy workplace are more expensive to run than an eco-hand dryer and cannot be recycled, going straight into landfill.
LED Lights
Typical savings of 70% compared to the more usual lighting in place in washrooms.
Water Saving Audit & Desk Top Assessment
Our Water Saving Audit looks at how your building consumes and wastes water, and what activities can be done to reduce or prevent waste.
Part of the audit involves the technician installing ‘quick fix’ water-saving products on the day to taps, toilets and showers. Immediately we make a difference, kick-starting your savings journey.
You will get a simple and professional audit report that gives you a snapshot of where you are with water in your building.
Our audit looks at current water usage from, taps, showers, toilets and urinals and how much they are costing you. We will help to identify how to reduce usage and associated investment costs.
We also take a gentle look at energy usage and offer possible improvement areas like, Solar generation, LED Lighting, Hand Dryers and EV Charging options. We then book in a 30 minutes consultation post-survey to discuss the report and next steps.
One-Stop Solution
At SaveMoneyCutCarbon, we offer a full turnkey solution for all your water and washroom needs.
Our team of experts provide complete project management services, from conducting energy surveys, audits & analysis to specifying & installing the best products and monitoring capabilities.
With extensive experience in the water and bathroom market, we have successfully completed projects nationwide for various commercial clients, across a wide range of industries.
The Water Reduction team also carries out all aspects of water and washroom maintenance ranging from reactive maintenance through to servicing and planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
Our end-to-end service
- Consultation
- Audits and financial modelling
- Feasibility studies and pilot projects
- Business case development and impact statements
- Project specification
- Project installation
- Reactive maintenance
- Maintenance and service agreements
- Compliance
Case Studies
CLS Holdings
International property company commissions smart water meter monitors for UK portfolio - Smartvatten provides a plug and play solution for existing water meters
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