Energy savings achieved through the introduction of metering and billing of individual consumption of heating/cooling and domestic hot water in multi-apartment and multi-purpose buildings with collective supply systems for these services can make a contribution achieve the energy efficiency targ...
When materials are in contact with drinking water, impurities can leach into the water, modifying its wholesomeness. As a result, products that involve these materials may cause a significant risk to human health or may deteriorate drinking water taste and odour. Private water systems can be aff...
O BraSIS − Brazilian Sanitation Information System foi um dos projetos aprovados a partir da 6ª Convocatória para os Diálogos Setoriais União Europeia-Brasil. Estes Diálogos são baseados nos princípios de reciprocidade e complementariedade com o objetivo de fomentar o intercâmbio de know-how e d...
The preliminary report presents background information on flushing toilets and urinals, which is used when setting the EU Ecolabel and GPP criteria. Section 2 gives the project background. Section 3 presents the scope and the main definitions for the product group. Section 4 reports the main res...
The following Technical Report presents the final proposal for EU Ecolabel and EU GPP criteria on Flushing Toilets and Urinals, and explains the rationale behind each criterion. The primary goal of establishing EU Ecolabel and GPP criteria for flushing toilets and urinals is to increase their wa...
The report proposes and substantiates Green Public Procurement criteria for the product group of ‘Sanitary Tapware’, which includes taps and showers. Green Public Procurement criteria allow public authorities to integrate environmental aspects in their purchasing decisions. The report contains t...
This briefing paper examines international development cooperation from the perspective of the right to water and sanitation. It focuses on the role of the European Union (UE) and asks where and how human rights approaches could be better integrated in its policy and practice. Section 1 examines...