Water Management

The Better Building Partnership, which is a private initiative of British commercial property owners, has released a new office fit-out toolkit for owners and occupiers. The toolkit provides a structured process to retrofit interior fittings, incorporating sustainability and wellbeing principles. It...

The ECO certification is the national scheme for ensuring the environmental, socio-economic, and cultural sustainability of hotels and farmhouses in Malta, and has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council as fully reflecting the GSTC criteria. The scheme was launched by the Malta...

The PIA (Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir) is an industrial policy tool that acts as a catalyst for green growth. It finances innovative projects of all sizes to bring out or develop the industrial sectors of tomorrow. The programme covers a wide range of thematic areas: renewable energy (marine...

Water Consumption Simulation is a calculator that helps cattle farms to better understand how much water they use. Farmers can check whether their consumption is realistic and do a simulation of their water use and costs for different scenarios.

The HAPI-E methodology is a software-based tool that calculates the integrated environmental footprint of a business using multi-criteria data analysis, which can be compared with competitive companies in specific economic sectors. This holistic index incorporates all aspects of the company‘s...

Making the most of a vital resource Opportunity to install a rainwater harvesting system as part of a major office rennovation Rainwater harvesting reduces the need for clean drinking water thus decreasing environmental impact In 2015 and 2016 an old office building in Limelette, Belgium was...

Benchmarking for better performance Metering identifies sources of high water consumption in a hotel Targeted actions to save water reduce water bill by € 3 150 Hotel Festa Sofia is a modern, stylish hotel located on the outskirts of Vitosha mountain. The four-star hotel employs 85 people and has...

How cool pool controls can save money... Medium-sized hotel saves € 1 500 a year using pool sensor controls Other energy saving measures helped save a further € 5 000 Triada Hotel lies in the heart of a quiet neighborhood of Sofia, next to a park, sports complex, and other popular attractions. It...

Ask the staff how to boost the business! Efficient water management helped a bakery to reduce water bills by € 3 600 per year Programme forms important part of the company's enterprise resource planning (ERP) JLP opened its first establishment in 1991 and has since expanded to several bakeries. As...

Proven steps to better performance Improved energy management leads to direct cost reduction Increased environment awareness leads to secondary cost reduction Sevlievo Plaza is a modern hotel located on the town square of Svoboda in Bulgaria. It is popular with locals and visitors to the region...

Guest rooms, the big water consumer Audit reveals where the biggest water savings can be achieved in UK hotel Water cost savings of 24 % achievable, and investment in a retrofit could be repaid within 15 months The hospitality sector is traditionally known as a big water consumer. Efforts to...

Circular economy, the Green Key to being more eco-friendly Small hostel finds simple and cost-effective eco-friendly measures make all the difference in the circular economy Measures covering everything from energy, mobility, waste, training, and more For Looming, an eco-friendly hostel located in...