Ecological efficiency

Certificate for small wastewater treatment plants

The sustainable management of resources is rapidly gaining in importance on both a national and European level. There are continuously increasing requirements on the information to be provided to customers and contracting authorities regarding the use of material, energy consumption and environmental impact.
To assess the sustainability and resource efficiency of building and operating water management infrastructure, the lifecycle-based eco-efficiency analysis provides a valuation standard making the environmental impact, resource consumption and costs of water-management product systems...

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