Features
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The importance of risk prevention
Global warming means microbiological contamination is an increasing problem in water supply systems. A Portuguese report, abridged and reproduced here, highlights how water safety plans can ... -
A scientific look at adapting showers for water conservation
Conserving one of the planet’s most precious resources was the focus of a recent interdisciplinary study into domestic showering in the UK. The results are part ... -
Positive trends to water and energy commitments
The results of a survey WPR magazine conducted in 2008, unearthed some interesting facts and figures. -
Structured plumbing offers real benefits for water savers
Because there is a clear link between water use and energy consumption, saving water can also save energy. The search is underway to find more efficient ... -
Plumbing industry gets smart about water use
One of the foundation aims of worldplumbinginfo.com is to spread knowledge and good practice globally to reduce water use and improve sanitation. The first two ... -
Protection against product copying
Manufacturers and trade show organizers have strategies to counter the pirating of designs and brands, but the best defence is to refuse to buy copies. -
Bad water kills more children than war
In the Western world there is scant appreciation of how fortunate we are to have public infrastructure, general good health and pleasant living conditions. -
Lead laws affect faucets
Bismuth used in faucet manufacture may be an alternative to lead, but does the world produce enough of it and will the alloys be as workable? -
China experiments with energy efficient housing
China’s hunger for energy is worrying the rest of the world, but government regulations and project developments in that vast country are leading the way in ... -
Heated wastewater: An overlooked source of energy freely available
Heated wastewater can be harnessed to pre-heat the inlet to hot water systems, offering considerable savings and the downsizing of hot water unit capacity.
