I found this sankey graph really enlighting in terms of how water is routed in the technosphere, and there are several insights revealed here, perhaps most interestingly the losses and internal use in drinking water treatment and distribution amount to 25%, and the volume of stormwater treated by wastewater treatment plants even exceed the volume of actual household wastewater (580 Mcbm compared to about 480 Mcbm).… Read more
We could read last month how Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti signalled the plans for the city to reuse 100% of it’s wastewater by 2035. Currently only 2% of the city’s water supply come from the wastewater treatment plants, but Garcetti hope to increase this number to 35% in 2035.… Read more
Below you can view a dynamically updated (approximately every 10 minutes) visualization of the water consumption in HSB Living Lab. From this it is apparent that a large part of the hotwater consumption is used for hygiene purposes, which also reflects on the CO2 footprint (bottom chart).… Read more
In the coming weeks we will start testing the greywater reclamation system in HSB Living Lab. This represent a truly unique prospect of reusing water and energy from hygiene micro consumption for showering, greatly recuding the water supplied and energy used to heat the incoming water.… Read more
There is a new project in the WaterAware format, focusing on gaining insights on end-user water consumption. Below will follow a rather theoretical justification for the project, but don’t worry, I’ve kept it short.
Practices can be interpreted through a three-dimensional framework consisting of meaning, skill and technology, which together explain the practice.… Read more
The workshop was a great experience with a handful of enthusiastic participants defying the terrific summer weather, spending an evening in the HSB Living Lab conference room that would otherwise have been ideal for barbecue with friends.
The workshop program comprised an introduction guest lecture on video link by professor Greg Morrsion of Curtin University, Australia,, a brainwriting session, a co-creation workshop session and finally presentations and summaries.… Read more
You might ask yourself why water would be a concern, it is cheap, abundant and readily available whenever you need it, right?
While this holds some truth in some regions, others are not so fortunate. Water scarcity is an ever growing concern, and water conservation is high up on the aganda.… Read more
Time and date: May 2018. Exact date and time will be announced “soon”.
Duration: ~3 hours
Nic-nacs: post-it notes, markers, scissors, glue, tape, large paper sheets, color printer, 3D printer… add stuff here
Refreshments: Coffee, tea, water, organic snacks
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome and introduction
09:05 – 09:25 Presentation: water challenges in the future and need for innovations
09:25 – 11:30 Co-creation workshop session
11:30 – 12:00 Presentations
12:00 – 12:30 Presentation of research opportunities and closing of the workshop
The output of the workshop should consist a solution (product or service) that aim to raise awareness of the own (and/or community) water consumption and it can be either of the following form:
Fresh water is a renewable but limited resource.… Read more
Welcome the official WaterAware website. Here we will publish information about the project which was granted funds from HSB Living Lab for hosting a co-creation workshop on data driven eco-feedback to consumers on their water behavior.
… Read moreWater is a renewable but limited resource, and the production, distribution and treatment of (waste)water require considerable input in terms of energy and infrastructure.