A multinational construction company has reduced the amount of water it uses to flush the toilet by over 75 per cent after installing Eco Cistems. Yearlong performance data collated at the company’s North West England office headquarters shows standard cisterns in the same toilet block each used 61,806m³ of water. Eco Cistem, which is the […]
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Eco Cistem now offering Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars
Eco Cistem is now offering Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars for those wanting to learn how to benefit from using a sustainable water source in their development projects. CPD is the commitment towards the enhancement of personal skills and proficiency throughout individuals’ careers. The educational seminars allow those attending to broaden their knowledge and gain […]
Read More Eco Cistem installed at BRE Innovation Park as a world leading sustainable technology
Eco Cistem has been installed in BRE’s Innovation Park that champions the world’s leading sustainable technologies. The groundbreaking cistern impressed BRE with its ability to virtually eliminate the need to use mains water when flushing the toilet. It does so by using condensate from air conditioning units that would otherwise be drained to waste. BRE […]
Read More Eco Cistem wins Energy Saving Product or Innovation of the Year title at the national CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2019
Eco Cistem, the world’s only cistern to use condensate from air conditioning units to flush the toilet, has won another national award. Judges of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) chose Eco Cistem for the Energy Saving Product or Innovation of the Year title in its Building Performance Awards 2019. Held at the […]
Read More Eco Cistem nominated for edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards
Eco Cistem has been shortlisted for its second national clean tech title in the space of a week after being nominated in the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards. Judges chose Eco Cistem as one of the finalists in the Sustainability Product Innovation category. The overall winners will be announced at at a ceremony in London in January. […]
Read More Eco Cistem shortlisted in BusinessGreen’s Technology Awards
Eco Cistem, the world’s only cistern to use condensate from air conditioning units to flush the toilet, has been shortlisted in the UK’s most prestigious clean tech awards. Eco Cistem has been nominated by judges in the Breakthrough of the Year category of the national BusinessGreen Technology Awards 2017. The awards recognise the brightest and […]
Read More Flushing the toilet is the biggest waste of water in offices
Installing Eco Cistems in offices would save billions of litres of water a year after new figures show flushing the toilet is the biggest waste of water. Toilet flushing accounts for 43 per cent of total water use in offices. In comparison, washing and urinal flushing uses just 27 and 20 per cent respectively. The […]
Read More Eco Cistem supporting World Water Week as it opens in Stockholm
Eco Cistem is supporting World Water Week as the event in Stockholm focuses on finding ways to protect water sources. Organised by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), World Water Week’s theme is ‘Water and Waste: Reduce and Reuse’. The week brings together more than 3,000 people from nearly 130 countries to address global water challenges. […]
Read More How hotels can make every drop count when saving water
Eco Cistem’s Technical Director, David Davis, talks to Green Hotelier and explains how hotels can make every drop count when saving water. Talking Point: Are you sending your water straight down the drain? Hotels by their very nature have to consume a lot of water in order to function. When you take into account the […]
Read More Global hotels will save billions of litres of water every year using Eco Cistem
Global hotels will save billions of litres of water that would otherwise be wasted simply by installing Eco Cistems, new industry data reveals. Eco Cistem is the most environmentally friendly cistern available as it uses a free, sustainable water supply that until now has been drained away. Data from the leading hotel benchmarking specialist, STR, […]
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