05 Dec Finalists for the 2013 Smart WaterMark Product of the Year Awards Announced
The finalists for the 2013 Smart WaterMark Awards have been announced today with three consumer products being selected from products certified by Smart WaterMark over the last year.
An independent Technical Expert Panel scores each of the shortlisted products against four criteria:
· Innovation – is the product an innovative solution to water conservation, and is it the first to market in its category?
· Design – is the product easy to use, install and well designed?
· Marketability – what is the price point, affordability and packaging of the product?
· Sustainability – what is the carbon footprint of the product?
And the 2013 Consumer Product Finalists are:
AquaTrip is a permanently installed leak detection system for the home. It acts as a water safety trip switch by constantly monitoring the flow of water into a property. Once a leak or burst pipe is detected it will automatically shut off the water supply.
Waterco’s MultiCyclone Ultra saves water in the swimming pool, combining a centrifugal and cartridge filtration into one streamline housing as a compact filtration system that can be installed on a pool pump.
The Acclima TDT (Time Based Transmissometry) Soil Moisture Sensor developed by Landscape Technologies, operates in conjunction with either of three Acclima controllers (SC24, SC36 or CS3500) forming a closed-loop fully automated irrigation control system. The sensor provides accurate soil moisture readings that are interrogated by the controllers to ensure that the irrigation system only runs when the soil is too dry.
“Each year we are impressed with the quality and innovative nature of the commercial and consumer products in the running for the Award and this year is no exception. We’ve had a significant increase in the number of non-residential water efficient technologies certified this year, reflecting the growth in Smart WaterMark” Says Expert Panel Chair Jeremy Cape.
The winners will be announced later in December.
(Information courtesy of Smart Watermark)
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