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The future of bathroom installation and the advantages of pre-fabrication are presented here in a clearly accessible way, with an emphasis on practical issues.
In each case, a complete bathroom( 10m 2) is to be built from pre-fabricated installation systems, including cladding with tiles and the installation of surfacemounted products. The focus of this promotional area is on process-orientated solutions. Here visitors can find out, for instance, how the build-up of a backlog of work can be avoided, and a lack of qualified staff can, to a certain extent, be offset using intelligent pre-fabrication. Valuable additions, too, are the audio guide for smartphones, which will provide more indepth information and the opportunity to book relevant seminars via the website of the VDS.
Valuable Water Forum The Valuable Water Forum is devoted to current themes relating to drinking water hygiene and the safety of heating systems. At the stand of the Federal German Swimming Pool and Wellness Association( Bundesverband Schwimmbad und Wellness, or bsw) in Hall 5.1, visitors will be welcomed in a lecture area with an integral lounge.
Bathroom 4.0 In conjunction with the University of Art and Design( Hochschule für Gestaltung) in Offenbach am Main, the German Central Association of Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning( Zentralverband Sanitär, Heizung, Klima, or ZVSHK) have developed the‘ Bathroom 4.0’ project in the light of digitalisation in the plumbing, heating and airconditioning industries. Their presentation will be given for the first time at ISH. With the help of 3-D glasses, trade visitors to the show will be able to get an idea— in virtual reality— of the students’ newly developed concepts.
The presentation will be given as a co-operative venture with VDS in the Water Lounge. Sponsoring partners of the project are manufacturers Geberit, Hansa, Oventrop and Pall.
Information about the ISH complementary programme is available at www. ish. messefrankfurt. com under the heading‘ Events’. PA
The next fair takes place 14-18 March 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany.