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Comment: Smart water reuse and flood management technology “could be a vital strategic water asset”

Envirotec Magazine

Water infrastructure planners should aim to exploit emergent digitally-controlled rainwater storage and recycling technologies to contribute substantially to water demand reduction targets, as well as reducing flood and pollution risks, say experts.

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Norwegian utility claims to calculate true cost of sewer ingress

Envirotec Magazine

Inflow of stormwater and infiltration of groundwater into sewers is a constant operational challenge, but a water utility in Norway is gaining better understanding of its network with an innovative digital approach, says Marco Westergren, chief analytics officer at water analytics platform provider InfoTiles.

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Water innovation recognised at Edinburgh awards ceremony

Envirotec Magazine

Technologies included water reuse, water recovery through zero liquid discharge and digital stormwater management. Ecopetrol Columbia-based energy company Ecopetrol won a Lighthouse Award for the development of a pilot agri-energy wastewater reuse project.

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Utilities should embrace technology providers in AMP8

Envirotec Magazine

The transition between five-year asset management plan (AMP) periods in the regulatory cycle of the water industry in England and Wales is always a challenging time. It is well known that resources within this industry are tight, while the expectations for AMP8 are only growing. That comes on top of the £5.2

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Living Building Challenge-targeted Watershed improves Seattles water quality

AGreenLiving

Seattle-based design firm Weber Thompson has completed construction on Watershed, a mixed-use development that aggressively reduces its energy and water usage compared to conventional construction of the same size. In addition to offering mixed-use appeal, the building also takes on an educational role.

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Biospherian will share water stories from ‘Spaceship Earth’

Envirotec Magazine

A transformative experience, it fuelled a passion for nature-based treatment systems as viable alternatives to energy and capital-intensive centralised plants, reinforcing his belief that ecological engineering is essential in creating a sustainable and regenerative future. An artist’s impression of the Eden in Iraq project.

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FAAB reimagines Warsaws largest public square as a solar-powered cycle park

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The planned investment promotes the creation of urban ecosystems, where buildings integrated with their surroundings and the city contribute to raising the living standards of all inhabitants and actively support the struggle with challenges arising from climate change. FAAB Architektura Images via FAAB Architektura.