Home

This website aims to be an aid to developers, planners and other water stakeholders to support the delivery of water efficient development.  This resource has been produced by Waterwise East, prepared on behalf of the East of England Water Partnership with financial contributions from The Environment Agency and Anglian Water.

Development Guide

This design guide provides a resource to assist developers create water efficient building

Whole building specification

Example specifications that consider regulations, cost, performance and end-user attitudes

Fittings and appliances

Details of the water using fittings, appliances and water saving technologies normally used in buildings.

Water and planning guidance

This guidance will increase planner understanding of water efficiency and their ability to drive water efficiency through the planning system.

Regulations and policy

A summary of regulation and Government intentions, including Building Regulations and the code Sustainable Homes.

Water Calculator

A working example of the calculator used in the code for Sustainable Homes and Part G regulations.

Waterwise East

Waterwise East aims, work-streams and up-coming events.

Home buyer attitudes to water efficiency

A summary of research into buyer attitudes about water-efficient homes and particular fittings.

Case Studies

Lessons learned from homes already built to various water efficency standards.


What's new to this site? Find out about updated regulations, recently published research and the latest best practices...