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PLUMBING CONNECTION
WINTER 2015 51
NOT QUITE RIMLESS
As mentioned earlier, we have a detailed
story on rimless toilets later on.
However, there’s always
someone with a different
option and Ideal Standard
demonstrated a soon-to-
be- released toilet flushing
technology called AquaBlade ™.
This system uses a reduced
overhang rim which is fed with flushing
water from the back of the bowl along the channels on
both sides, from where it cascades through a series
of micro-slots to wash down the pan. Ideal claim this
technology means that 100% of the bowl surface is
scoured, where as 20% of a normal rimmed pan is
under-washed. Other benefits claimed are less splash
and from an aesthetic viewpoint, when the seat is down,
the reduced rim is virtually invisible.
www.ideal-standard.co.ukBARRIER-FREE
LEADERSHIP
Innovation often comes
from unexpected
quarters and Samsung
clearly demonstrated
they are thought leaders
beyond the electronics
that we best know them for. For ISH, Samsung
Chemical Europe created a hotel wellness bathroom
using its Staron® brand of thermoplastic material as
the base material for all surfaces (walls, floors, bath,
basin/bench etc.). Samsung sees opportunity in the
ever-growing travellers’ mobility market, which is in
need of barrier-free facilities. Under the direction of
Ursula Fuss, a well-respected German architect who
specialises in practical barrier-free concepts and uses
a wheelchair herself, Samsung created an inspiring
concept that challenges the current boring monotony
of hotel architecture, in order to cater for ageing/wheel
chair bound guests. Normally such public facilities use
interrupted elements such as ramps, sloping pools,
inclined planes and the like, to cater for the needs of
this segment of travellers. Well done Samsung, a great
initiative.
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