Following on from our overview within the office of Operational Energy, we have turned our attention to Potable Water – looking at how we can design buildings that can operate on reduced water consumption.

🌍 Water is a precious resource that needs to be collected and treated to make safe for human consumption. On average, each Irish citizen uses 141.5 litres of water every day for drinking, washing & cooking. Additionally, conserving water saves energy.

🔍 How We Can Effect Change:
✅ Understand Water consumption and Targets
✅ Expand Calculation of water consumption to all our projects
✅ Promote Testing & POE of our projects to inform our Sanitaryware Specifications.
✅ Encourage Services Consultants to consider CIBSE Guide G to reduce consumption in plumbing & heating systems.

We believe that impactful change is achieved through collaboration with Clients and Design Teams based on a common understanding led by COADY Architects.

But our responsibility doesn’t stop at the internal tap. We’re also focusing on external water use and services — supporting end users to adopt smarter water habits without compromising their comfort or quality of life.

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