Tag Archives: water conservation

Water Conservation – sea water flushing

Posted on 12 May 2012 by John Herbert, BEAM Professional

For more than 50 years seawater has been used for toilet and urinal flushing in Hong Kong, saving significantly quantity of fresh water. If you are near the coast, the process is straightforward, sea water is filtered, treated and then … Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s Rainwater Harvesting Code

Posted on 16 June 2011 by John Herbert, BEAM Professional

It has always been difficult to predict how and when the purely voluntary green building rating systems will become part of the building code requirements, not so for Malaysia, where the local newspaper reports today that all new buildings (new … Continue reading →

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Precious water

Posted on 23 August 2010 by John Herbert, BEAM Professional

Buildings demand a significant use of our finite resources including fuel for energy usage, water consumption, and cause atmospheric and environmental impacts from waste. Our pace of consumption cannot be maintained if some natural resources are to be spared, we … Continue reading →

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Water charge increase threatened – China

Posted on 19 December 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Professional

China is once again suffering with problems in the Water sector, although plentiful in some areas, other areas suffer drought conditions.  Here in Hong Kong it’s relativity cold now, barely 10 deg C outside, as our thoughts turn to hot … Continue reading →

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Energy and water conservation pilot test?

Posted on 26 November 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Professional

Here is a photograph I took yesterday in Jardin House (Central, Hong Kong) this hand basin tap was obviously intended to save energy and water, in reality does neither. You will note that this particular model has the flat faced … Continue reading →

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