| Waterwise enews – August 2009 |
| Welcome from Chris Philpot, Communications Manager at Waterwise |
 We have decided to change this introduction, and use it as a way of introducing the team to you. I am the Communications Manager at Waterwise and I focus on sponsorship, communication partnerships and products at Waterwise. I think I'll use this opportunity to remind you about some deadlines that are fast approaching. Friday 28 August 2009 is the deadline for this round of Waterwise Marque entries - so get filling those forms in quickly! Monday 31 August is the end of the special 20% discount offer for the 2010 Annual Conference Sponsorship - so get in touch with me to see what opportunities are available.
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| Waterwise Marque |
This round of applications closes on Friday 28 August 2009. If you have a product that you want to enter into the Waterwise Marque, please visit our website and download an application form. This round of applications will be judged in September 2009, with the next batch of applications not being judged until March 2010 - so apply now to avoid disappointment.
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| Waterwise 2010 conference sponsorship opportunities |
 Waterwise now has opportunities to sponsor the 2010 Annual Waterwise Water Efficiency Conference to be held at Keble College, Oxford on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 March 2010. Book and pay by the 31 August and receive a 20% discount. Click here to read our sponsorship leaflet and contact us if you want more information |
| Waterwise is now hiring! |
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Waterwise is launching SHARE, Social Housing Action on Resources and Environment, with Global Action Plan, Kathryn Rathouse Social Research and several local partners in three English regions. Over the next two years, projects will deliver significant water savings and catalyse residents in social housing to make pro-environmental changes. The programme is being funded through Defra’s Greener Living Fund. For more information, please click here
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to come on board as SHARE Project Facilitators or as SHARE Programme Evaluation Manager. Click here to see the job description and personal specification
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| Walker Review's Environmental Workshop |
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Nicci Russell, Waterwise's Policy Director, spoke at the Walker Review's Environmental Workshop, on the benefits of delivering large-scale water efficiency retrofits through partnerships. The benefits include shared cost and increased consumer engagement. Nicci illustrated her presentation with examples of Waterwise partnerships with water companies, WWF and social housing organisations; including the Preston Project, Rivers on the Edge and the Greener Living Fund-funded SHARE project.
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| Waterwise Marque product brochures |
 Waterwise has developed some Waterwise Marque product brochures to help you see what water efficient products are available. We have also re-jigged our water saving devices pages so that they are more neatly laid out to help you see what other products are available. We welcome any feedback - so please contact us if you want to let us know what you think.
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Waterwise Consultation Responses |
Waterwise has released three consultation responses in August. We have responded to the draft Water Industry Commission determination, the Defra consultation on the Adaptation Reporting Power, and the Interim Report of the Walker Review of Charging for Household Water and Sewerage Services. Click here to see them
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Free training - water efficiency in social housing - Cambridge, 16th November
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This training hopes to provide solutions to issues such as:
“How are we going to meet higher levels of the Code?”
“Our residents in water-efficient properties are angry that their kettle takes over 40 seconds to fill up.”
“How are we supposed to encourage residents to be water-efficient when they don’t have a water meter?”
And is open to housing associations, developers, consultants and anyone else involved in the development of social housing in the East of England.
Contact
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for more information
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| How do home-owners feel about water-efficient properties? |
There is little point installing fixtures and fittings that the end consumer will not accept and may even remove. Therefore it is important to consider the end-user's attitudes when designing a water-efficient home. Waterwise East has collated existing research on householder attitudes to water efficiency. For example, many homeowners are concerned over how much electricity (75%) and water (61%) they use, and consumers are most happy with water-efficient showers and dual-flush toilets, but least keen on the idea of a water-efficient bath. Click here to find out more
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| Water and behaviour change Bulletin |
The purpose of this e-Bulletin is to share research and activities related to water and behaviour change. We intend for the e-Bulletin to be interactive and so we ask subscribers to email us with news, announcements, events, requests for information, opportunities for collaboration and other information, which we will include in future W&BC e-Bulletins.
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| New Ripple products available from biggreensmile.com |
Ripple have now broadened their scope to designing and marketing products that align themselves with environmental messages. Click here to see the new range
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| Events |
8 - 9 September 2009 - Hansgrohe Aquatech Training Days
16 September 2009 - Water UK Metering Symposium 2009
20 October 2009 - Annual Bathroom Conference
16 November 2009 - Water efficiency in social housing training
17 - 18 November 2009 - Water Utilities Europe |
