Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa September 2013

IMPROVING BY ANTONELLA DESI green Products A green finishing touch Heated towel rails have become an essential addition to any modern bathroom. They offer a number of ecofriendly benefits, and really complete the bathroom space as a luxurious in-home retreat. Says Craig Taylor from Bathroom Butler: “Even though many believe that a heated towel rail isn’t an essential bathroom installation, if you consider their many practical benefits, as well as the fact that they cost marginally more than a plain towel rail, whether or not to include one into your bathroom is really a no brainer. They really provide an easy and inexpensive means of adding the finishing touch and that extra bit of luxury to any bathroom space.” Less water per flush Paints that Smart showers In the 1980s, Duravit had already reduced the amount of water consumed by its toilets to six litres as opposed to the nine or more litres that were standard at the time. Thanks to ongoing research and development, Duravit is today able to offer toilets that flush hygienically using just 4.5 litres or even less water. With DualFlush technology, a household of four can save about 17,000 litres of water per year. Pressing the economy button flushes with just half the water volume, whereas pressing the large button uses the full water volume. Hansgrohe showers have been using EcoSmart technology for a long while, and with every new shower brought into the market, Hansgrohe continues to factor in the precious resource that water is. With AirPower technology, luxurious air molecules are injected into the water, giving it volume, but using up to 50% less water than conventional showers whilst maintaining the feeling of being under a rain shower. The latest shower range, Raindance Select, boasts EcoSmart technology and the new click system by using a button to change between various spray modes. EcoSmart showers are limited to 9 liters per minute. Thermostatic mixers are also EcoSmart in their own right. There is a temperature limit of 40 degrees, which means use of less energy used by accidental heating. Also, by setting the ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Y= ?????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????1??Y=???????????????????1????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????1??Y=?????????????????????????????????????????????????Y=??Q??????????????i???Y=?????????????????????????????????Y=??M???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Y= ?()????e??????????()%???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????1???]????A?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????Y??????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????1????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M????????????????qI?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t????????? ?????5???????5???????1???]????A???????()??????????????((??()M???????????M?I????????%?????()??????????????((0

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