Schools planning refurbishment and energy efficiency programmes should use the opportunity to rethink how their washrooms use water, according to Cistermiser, which is encouraging education estates to consider direct flushing technology as an alternative to traditional cistern-fed urinals. According to Waterwise research, up to 3,100 litres of water could be saved every day in every school by tackling leaky loos and taps. Based on the UK’s 24,000-school estate, there could