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What are your smart options? As our cities become denser and consents for multi-unit homes exceed those for standalone houses, Watersmart is helping installers to identify options to maximise household water storage when space is at a premium. When it comes to water, we are going through a time of feast or famine. A few …
The right tank solution to manage stormwater and rainwater in our crowded cities Read More »
Here are your 3 4 5 tips As the rain continues to lash down it may not seem like we’re heading towards a drought-filled summer, but the weather forecasters are filled with news of a coming El Niño weather pattern in which droughts are a real possibility for many parts of New Zealand. So how might you prepare …
How to prepare your home and garden for an El Niño summer Read More »
Flood Barrier at Everybody’s bar and restaurant 21st Century solution for Auckland CBD heritage building now in place after floods took out transformer in 2022. Building owners of a central Auckland heritage office and entertainment building have installed an innovative self-raising flood barrier to prevent a recurrence of the flooding that took the building out …
Innovative Flood Barrier now protecting Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Everybody’s building Read More »
Could a relatively unheralded piece of legislation mean that saving water is now the key to unlocking New Zealand’s housebuilding future? The October 2021 Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Act made it a mandatory requirement for entities that include many banks and insurers to prepare climate statements under a framework provided …
Saving water: the new key to unlock New Zealand’s housebuilding future? Read More »
Last month we alerted you to the newly-released first draft of Green Star Buildings for New Zealand. Due to replace the current Green Star Design & As Built certification from mid-2025, Green Star Buildings NZ sets a new benchmark for sustainable commercial buildings. As part of the draft proposal, grey water recycling and rainwater harvesting …
Hydraloop calculates more Green Star points in new proposals Read More »
As a company that is driven to help you to realise the true value of water on site, it is important that we also take steps to improve our own performance as an organisation – and measure our progress. For that reason, it is great news for all of us at Watersmart that we have …
Watersmart achieves Net Carbonzero certification Read More »
The Watersmart team had the privilege of attending the BOINZ conference, where we shared insights on ‘Implementing water resilience systems on private property’. In New Zealand, water resilience hasn’t always been a top priority. However, recent water events and political discussions around water reforms have brought it to the forefront of our minds. According to …
Implementing water resilience systems on private property Read More »
Hardly a day goes by without news of a new town or region being affected by the scourge of flooding. Hamilton, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Auckland, and so many more places are yet again suffering the effects of the incessant rain plaguing New Zealand this year. At this time it has never been more important to …
Flood barriers protecting property amid the rain Read More »
Hydraloop®’s revolutionary system uses water twice, saving up to 45% of water, paving the way for mass water recycling in NZ The world’s first consumer-friendly grey water recycling system has arrived in New Zealand and is being showcased around the country by exclusive New Zealand importer and distributor WaterSmart. Hydraloop® is set to change the …
World’s 1st In-Home Water-Recycling System Hydraloop® Arrives In New Zealand Read More »
‘Recycled water’: the key thing a handpicked consultation group representing Aucklanders told Watercare that our city needs for future water sources beyond 2040. So said Amanda Singleton, Watercare’s Chief Customer Officer, at the Watercare Developers Forum on Thursday 11 May. Leading thought under the day heading of ‘He Whakamata’, which refers to the integral first …
Recycling water to the fore at Watercare’s Developers Forum Read More »
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