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Saving water: the new key to unlock New Zealand’s housebuilding future?

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 […]

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Hydraloop calculates more Green Star points in new proposals

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

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Implementing water resilience systems on private property

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

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防洪屏障在雨中保护财产

几乎没有一天没有关于新城镇或地区受到洪水灾害影响的消息。 汉密尔顿、吉斯本、北帕默斯顿、奥克兰以及更多地方今年再次遭受困扰新西兰的持续降雨的影响。 在这个时候,准备应对潜在的洪水从未如此重要,这就是为什么我们为业主、开发商和建筑商提供一系列 防洪屏障 选项供业主、开发商和建筑商考虑。 无洪水闸门和阻挡水的屏障我们全面的永久性无洪水闸门和屏障证明了它们的价值, 在面对如此多的不可预测的天气事件时提供可靠的保护和安心。 Flood Free系列的设计寿命至少为25年,包括倾斜式防洪屏障,隐藏式防洪屏障,摆动式防洪屏障,可伸缩防洪屏障和可拆卸防洪屏障,所有这些都按照ISO 9001质量管理设计。 每个无洪水解决方案的设计、制造和安装都是为了满足现场的防洪需求。 Floody最近推出我们推出了Floody,这是一种临时防洪装置,旨在通过充当临时引水屏障来保护财产免受暴雨和突然洪水的影响。 Floody快速轻松地存储和安装,利用水的重量将其固定在地面上。 泡沫垫圈有助于将 Floody 密封在地面上,并最大限度地减少水通过。 泛滥在沥青或水泥等平坦表面上最有效。 其模块化设计意味着它适用于各种空间。 它也是可堆叠的,易于存储。

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World’s 1st In-Home Water-Recycling System Hydraloop® Arrives In New Zealand

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

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Recycling water to the fore at Watercare’s Developers Forum

‘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

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在Watercare的开发者论坛上将水循环利用放在首位

“循环水”:代表奥克兰人的精心挑选的咨询小组告诉 Watercare ,我们的城市需要2040年以后的未来水源。 Watercare的首席客户官Amanda Singleton在5月11日星期四的Watercare开发者论坛上如是说。 在“He Whakamata”(指的是斗篷的整体第一条编织线)的当天标题下,水护理开发商论坛汇集了数百名参与地方政府、土木工程、供水和供应的人员。 水智能团队也参加了会议。 论坛的特色是水护理执行团队,健康水域和内政部的演讲,他们介绍了负担得起的水改革 – 前身为三水。 它还展示了信息丰富的互动展位,让与会者有机会与Watercare专家交谈,了解开发商从早期参与到连接的九个步骤中的每一个步骤。 Watercare首席执行官戴夫·钱伯斯(Dave Chambers)以毫不妥协的形式领导了这一天的假期。 “100年一遇的降雨量现在是3-4年的1年,” 他说,承认气候变化是 “一个非常现实的问题”, 该组织面临的四大挑战之一,Watercare在过去五年中花费了32.44亿美元来建立奥克兰的复原力。 当天的其他重要演讲来自阿曼达·辛格尔顿(Amanda Singleton),她谈到了Watercare正在做些什么来建立商业领域的合作伙伴关系并改善服务,并简化同意和合规流程,资产保护,修装信息和基础设施。 紧随其后的是实体A的战略顾问马丁·巴特勒(Martin Butler),他介绍了政府水务改革计划的最新情况,该计划已从“三水”发展为“负担得起的水改革”计划(见他的幻灯片图片)。 对于我们Watersmart来说,成为这样一个开放和协作讨论的一部分令人耳目一新,特别是因为我们已经在帮助应对Watercare所描述的回收挑战,将世界领先的产品,如世界上第一个家庭 水回收系统Hydraloop带到奥克兰。 未来就在我们城市,现在。

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How one suburb made it through severe flooding, when those around were hit hard

In the wake of the recent atmospheric river that flooded parts of Auckland, one suburb hit by significant rainfall remained relatively unscathed. Hobsonville Point is built on an old defence base close to Whenuapai Airbase. Between 3pm Friday 27th January and 2:40 pm Thursday 2nd February, the suburb recorded 348 mm of rain. There were

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