Leading research in emerging digital technologies that target end-uses to create improvements in both sustainability outcomes and user experiences.
With more recent advancements in sensor technologies, digital technologies have moved from the water meter and into fittings, fixtures and appliances within buildings. There are new opportunities in understanding and managing water usage with new smart plumbing devices and preexisting smart meters, allowing a detailed insight and control at the level of the individual fixtures.
The key challenge of effectively utilizing smart technologies in sustainable water management lies in ambidextrous expertise in both water management and data science. Both are required to effectively translate the complex capabilities and outputs of smart water tech into meaningful insights and applications in water conservation.
With in-house data science and water experts with combined decades of experience, ISF’s Water Team works with water utilities, device manufacturers and local governments to leverage these technologies in meeting the complex sustainability goals of today.
Our latest works include:
Schools Water Efficiency Program Evaluation (Client: Yarra Valley Water, 2020): Provide data analysis and reporting on water consumption and electricity data collected by SWEP to determine the usage and losses of each school and other customers, including volume water saved and associated financial savings.
Smart Devices and Intelligent Buildings Research Program (Client: Sydney Water and Caroma, 2020-2023): A multi-stage program that trialled the smart bathroom technology in a commercial building, mapping out the challenges, opportunities and considerations that may be raised in implementation of these technologies at household, building and precinct scales.
PROJECT | 2020-2023
Bathrooms of the Future
What could disruptive new digital plumbing technologies mean for Sydney Water, its customers, the community, and the environment?
PROJECT | 2019-2021
Water smart homes in Greater Sydney: A field guide for the future
This project explores how water-connected smart technologies in the home may transform water practices and systems in Sydney in the near future.
NEWS | FEB 2021
Making water more efficient for our schools
The Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP) was established in Victoria to save water and energy in schools, as well as educate current and future generations about the importance of the efficient use of these resources to achieve a more sustainable environment.
Resources
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Digital metering feedback and changes in water consumption – A review (2018) (Journal Paper)
Resources, Conservation and Recycling Volume 134, July 2018, Pages 136-148 -
Intelligent Metering for Urban Water: A Review (2013) (Journal Paper)