#76 - Shower Smarter, Not Longer: Saving Water With The Power Of Pressure

2024-09-12

Karen and Cath are joined by three water-saving experts to discuss their fascinating research on water usage during showers. Their guests being: Dr James Daly, Sustainability Manager at the University of Bristol; Ian Walker, Professor of Environmental Psychology at Bristol; and Dr Pablo Pereia Doel, Water Literacy and Sustainable Water Programme Lead at the University of Surrey. Together, they discuss the findings from their study that monitored over 86,000 individual showering events and which suggests that higher water pressure can significantly reduce water usage.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introductions + an everything shower?!
5:05 - What is the research and what inspired it?
7:00 - How was the research conducted?
10:20 - The experiment in the halls of residence and the data recorded + how the sensors work
12:45 - The behavioural disconnect that happens whilst showering
15:52 - The advantage of using a timer when measuring
20:05 - How can the results from the research be used?
21:15 - The impact of having low flow pressure
22:40 - The level of pressure that impacts shower length
24:50 - Future plans and implementations for the research
27:10 - Being able to tease out social influences within the shower use
31:10 - Personal water use of the guests
32:08 - Final thoughts and farewell