Graf UK’s Platin rainwater harvesting package with in-built selfcleaning filter was awarded a Waterwise UK Water Efficiency Product Award in 2017
With so much focus on energy efficiency and reducing the cost of heating and electricity bills, it can be easy to forget our homes and buildings also cause other environmental impacts. Water usage and drainage are both important issues, but their effects can vary depending on location. For example, in the south east of England there’s a high concentration of people and a correspondingly high water demand, yet rainfall is the lowest in the UK – a situation that can even constrain development to some degree.
By contrast, in the south west there’s plenty of rain but flooding is a regular problem, which makes sustainable drainage an essential part of any project. The point is that sustainability is a relative term. So exactly what you need to address on your project depends on where you are building and what you are trying to achieve.