Vízhatékony

Vízhatékony is a Hungarian adjective meaning designed to use water efficiently or to minimize water waste. It is used to describe devices, systems, and practices that reduce water consumption or losses, contributing to sustainable water management. The term is common in consumer guidance, product marketing, architecture, and public policy, where it often appears alongside víztakarékos concepts and broader discussions of water efficiency. In practice, vízhatékony design aims to lower water use while maintaining performance, reliability, and user comfort.

In households, vízhatékony features appear in fixtures such as low-flow taps and aerators, as well as high-efficiency toilets and appliances like clothes washers and dishwashers that use less water per cycle. Outdoor use includes efficient irrigation systems and drought-tolerant landscaping that reduce water demand. In industry, processes may be optimized to recycle process water or minimize losses through better sealing and leak detection.

Measures of vízhatékony performance are usually expressed in liters per minute for taps, liters per cycle for appliances, or overall annual water use. Since there is no universal legal definition, effective standards often depend on local regulations, labeling schemes, and contractual specifications. The term is often used alongside related concepts such as víztakarékos and vízmegtakarítás in discussions of sustainable water use.