Award for Perth Office Water Savings

Award for Perth Office Water Savings The Property Council’s Waterwise Office Program for the commercial office sector has been awarded the WA 2016 Australian Water Association (AWA) Water Award.The program, run in partnership with the Water Corporation and City of Perth, won the program innovation category and was recognised for saving more than 60 million litres of water in commercial buildings.”The Waterwise Office Program has successfully changed water usage patterns in commercial office towers, resulting in significant water savings as well as financial savings for the building owners and tenants,” WA Executive Director Lino Iacomella said. “The water saving initiatives included fitting water saving devices in toilets and common areas, repairing hidden water leaks and investing in new technologies for air cooling and garden reticulation.” “Sustainability initiatives like the Waterwise program are essential to the core business of asset and facility managers as they look to reduce operating costs and improve environmental ratings. The Waterwise program is an excellent example of the Property Council commitment to sustainable building outcomes””I hope that this award will put the program to the forefront and encourage even more of Perth’s office buildings to become water smart.”The Waterwise Office Program is a free, voluntary program, aimed at supporting Perth’s commercial office sector in reducing water use. It provides water use performance indicators so that you can assess whether your building is water efficient and identify opportunities for improvement.The Program will now compete at the national water awards which will take place in Sydney next year. We’d like to thank all our members who take part in the program, in particular, HFM Asset Management who conducted the benchmarking research.