CWRR researcher Dr. Sarah Cotterill wins NovaUCD Award
Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
Dr Sarah Cotterill was awarded “Consultancy of the Year” at the 2022 NovaUCD Innovation Awards, for a policy brief completed for An Fóram Uisce through ConsultUCD.
The study entitled ‘A Framework for Improving Domestic Water Conservation in Ireland’, found that almost a fifth of the energy used in Irish homes is used for heating water, and therefore a relatively small reduction in household water use (of say 20%) in all homes in Ireland, could lead to a significant reduction (hundreds of thousands of tonnes) of greenhouse gas emissions a year.
Sarah was also interviewed about the findings from the report for Eco Eye on RTÉ and in the Farmer’s Journal. Find out more about:
- the Winners of NovaUCD’s 2022 Innovation Awards
- the report and policy brief produced for An Fóram Uisce
- the article in the Farmer’s Journal
- the episode (Episode 9, Season 20) on Eco Eye: available on RTÉ Player until the end of March, and on YouTube from May 2022.