Green Friendly with Future Proof Building

Green Friendly with Future Proof Building

Future-proofing means incorporating into new or renovated homes, features that will improve the occupants quality of life now and ensure the home maintains and improves its value for the future. The eight Future-Proof principles/icons To make Future-Proof Building simple the initiative is split into eight principles, each represented by its own icon. Use these principles to help explain the benefits of Future-Proof Building branded products to your customer. Energy Efficiency Is about choosing products that will conserve the amount of energy used to run them. Product examples: Water heating; solar, heat pump and continuous flow water heating. Space heating: heat pump or gas heating system. Health & Safety Is about choosing products that make the best use of the space available to fit the customers lifestyle. Product examples: Space saving products such as trash compactors, stackable washer/dryer units and folding ironing centres. Life Cycle Costing Is about incorporating products that minimise the amount of noise pollution in the home. Product examples: Quieter appliances such as ISE-75 and quieter piping systems such as Aquatherm.

Quality Assurance Is about using quality materials, as well as having them correctly installed and constructed by professionals will ensure that the home lasts. Product examples: Suggest qualified tradesmen (such as a Plumbing World Shareholder), and products that are BIA/BRANZ approved. Resource Responsibility Is about using products that have a minimal impact on the planet when they re being produced and when they re being used. Product examples: Water saving tapware, rainwater harvesting systems. Security and Automation Is about incorporating products that increase your quality of life by streamlining chores, increasing security and adding to the entertainment value of the home. Product examples: Intelligent heating and cooling systems, electronic temperature controllers. Sound Control Is about incorporating products that minimise the amount of noise pollution in the home. Product examples: Quieter appliances such as ISE-75 and quieter piping systems such as Aquatherm. Space Management Is about choosing products that make the best use of the space available to fit the customers lifestyle. Product examples: Space saving products such as trash compactors, stackable washer/dryer units and folding ironing centres.

Methven Satinjet s unique technology delivers luxury and saves you money Conventional showers use single jets of water that can produce a narrow, needle-like spray. A Methven Satinjet shower uses twin jets of water that collide and turn into thousands of tiny droplets that feel soft enough for your face, yet bracingly cleansing for your entire body. Satinjet technology also allows you to shower at lower water flows without compromising that luxurious feeling, so you ll enjoy a refreshing experience that potentially saves you money.* CONVENTIONAL SPRAY SATINJET SPRAY Let s say you have a shower that currently runs at 20 litres per minute on mains pressure, and your household takes an average of four 10-minute showers every day. Switching to a Methven Satinjet shower with a flow restrictor could potentially save a small fortune on your hot water bill. Simply swap your current shower for a Satinjet model fitted with a 14 litre per minute flow restrictor, and you could save up to 27% of your hot water energy costs and 30% on total water costs.* Better still, install a Satinjet shower fitted with a 9 litre per minute flow restrictor, and you could potentially save up to 50% of your hot water energy costs and 55% on total water costs. Which means the Satinjet would pay for itself in just a matter of months.* *Water flows on mains pressure vary across NZ. Not all water flows are on mains pressure, with many being on low pressure which will produce lower flow rates. The savings indicated apply only to the example given of a shower flowing at 20 litres per minute on mains pressure, are based on 2007 Auckland energy and water rates, and are for the water heating portion of the power usage only. It s easy to upgrade your bathroom with a Satinjet shower, even if you re not planning a full rebuild or renovation. The fittings on most showers are universal, so in most cases you can simply replace the showerhead with a modern Satinjet unit from Methven.

Quality commitment Our commitment to bringing homes quality bathroom products, designed and made in New Zealand is our key focus, as we develop products to suit every Kiwi home. Being New Zealand owned and operated gives us the opportunity to work with partners in our industry and talk with New Zealand consumers about what products are going to work best in our homes. Manufacturing quality products using quality raw materials is our key focus, to ensure that our product last the test of time over and above low cost, short term alternatives. Quality does not end with the product it is also about ensuring quality installation. We have trained over 100 shower installers nationwide to ensure consumers can be confident that their products can be installed correctly to ensure the products last as designed. Quality raw materials are an important part of providing products that will be safe. Using toughened New Zealand safety glass and sanitary grade acrylic are essential in creating safe products. Overall it s about being a responsible manufacturer with an understanding of the needs of our customers - the New Zealand consumer. We are proud to be part of the New Zealand building industry in supplying products that not only fit the design requirements for the consumer, but ensure safety and quality products are installed in our homes.

Energy efficient solutions Parex Industries Limited is a privately owned New Zealand company We are passionately committed to marketing products that make a constructive contribution in promoting this country s clean green image and to reducing demand for valuable, consumable resources, such as power and water. The brands we represent (InSinkErator, Stiebel Eltron, Triton & Farho) and products we distribute are renowned for their quality and reliability and we pride ourselves on being a responsible and sustainable New Zealand business. There are three categories our products fall into: 1. Energy Efficient Hot Water Heating (Stiebel Eltron, Triton and InSinkErator) 2. Low Consumption Radiant Heating (Farho) 3. Environmentally Responsible Food Waste Disposal (InSinkErator) Our products concentrate predominately on energy efficient solutions which should be considered for residential and commercial fit-outs, institutes and food service applications. For more information about the genuine benefits of our products visit www.parex.co.nz

Rainwater solutions The art of managing water Marley s core focus is on a resource that is becoming more precious every day - water. We have products that harvest water, disperse it, channel it, and dispose of it, safely, quietly and with minimal wastage. Because the world s fresh water supply is so dependent on a healthy natural environment, it s not surprising that the Marley range of products is manufactured to best-practice environmental standards. That means, not only are our upvc products totally recyclable, they are also built to last so they ll perform to maximum efficiency year after year. For homeowners who wish to be environmentally responsible with their water usage, the Marley Rain Harvesting system is the perfect solution. It collects and stores rainwater providing you with a safe and clean home water supply. Furthermore, Marley products are manufactured using processes that are mindful of the environment and use the earth s resources wisely, as evidenced by our ISO 14001 accreditation.

When you stay in the world s most prestigious hotels and resorts you expect to sleep on the finest linen, relax on luxury furnishings and enjoy the comfort of premium bathroomware. Chances are the name on that bathroomware is Toto. Taking care of today s world for tomorrow has always been part of the Toto philosophy. And as a producer of premium bathroomware, it has always made sense for Toto to take a special interest in helping preserve one of the world s most vital life elements. Water. In their factories and manufacturing plants it s Toto s policy to use clean, green products and processes that reduce water consumption wherever and whenever possible. Every Toto product is engineered to deliver maximum performance while ensuring minimum environmental impact through efficient waterflow. Water. At Toto, it s the most important element in the world. PREMIUM BATHROOMWARE IN HARMONY WITH TODAY S ERGONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS. Stunning Finish and Flawless Functionality Made To Stand The Test Of Time. It s an ongoing campaign and being awarded the ISO14001 on Environment Management Systems for clean air and pure water emissions in 2004 was extremely encouraging. As caretakers of this planet, Toto is committed to producing innovative, technically advanced, environmentally friendly bathroomware through the cleanest, most responsible manufacturing processes available.