EDITOR ’ S CHOICE
ULTRA
Waterblade Ultra cleans your hands in greater comfort at lower temperatures , saving water and also energy by heating less water or not heating it at all . The prefect choice for cold
supply only wash hand basins .
Without 15 seconds , 6L / min , 8 ° C
Waterblade Ultra 15 seconds 1.9L / min , 8 ° C
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The next generation of the multi award -winning , sustainable accessory for every washroom
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In an interview with Nigel Bamford , director , and inventor of Waterblade , we were interested to discover that he also consults as a retrofit coordinator .
‘ This work compliments my role in Waterblade perfectly . In Waterblade I am now mostly concerned with product innovation , production , and development . As a retro fit coordinator , I am responsible for ensuring that any energy retrofit measures produce the intended energy saving outcome . ( British Standard PAS 2035 ). The complex mix of requirements for energy retrofit needs an understanding of building , retrofit , and building physics . The same mix of skills that lead to the development of the Waterblade . As a builder I developed some great methodologies for retrofit . From continuous cover Dormer construction for loft conversions ( build the dormer first , then remove the roof under ) to eliminating structural steels in construction projects by using box beams ( any steel with a stud wall over , eliminate the steel by converting the stud wall into a box beam by screwing ply to the stud ) saving money and carbon emissions .’
Waterblade is currently mostly sold as an easily implementable retrofit measure . As a standalone measure it can reduce whole building water consumption by around 5 %, and energy by 1.5 %. When rolled out one of a package of measures to hotel ensuites , including toilet flush devices and shower heads can produce a hole building water consumption reduction of 20 %, and energy saving of 5 %.
Waterblade has just finished developing an even more advanced Waterblade , with funding won from Innovate UK . The ‘ Waterblade Ultra ’ gives great washing and rinsing performance at even lower flow rates , and creates the possibility of additional savings because at these low flows the need to heat the water to achieve comparable comfort levels is reduced . ( You heard it here first !)
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