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COVER STORY: VACUUM TOILETS
in retail, where one retailer wants to add drainage points
but sits in a shopping centre directly above another tenant
such as a bank where there may be security issues.
∫ Vacuum sewerage systems can be retrofitted to allow additional
fixtures to be installed to cope with demand increases .
A BRIGHT FUTURE
The collaborative effort of all four suppliers, in conjunction
with PPI Group and Standards Australia has really opened
the doors to vacuum toilets, and if the adoption of the
technology overseas is anything to go by, there should be
many more installations around the country over the next
few decades. Vacuum Toilets Australia marketing director
Carolin Grimm explains that some big projects have already
been completed, with more on the horizon.
“Vacuum toilets are an advanced Ecologically Sustainable
Design (ESD) that has been in use in multistorey buildings
internationally for a number of decades. With the gaining
of the first WaterMark for Vacuum Toilets, the benefits of
the system can now be fully realised in Australia and New
Zealand.
Vacuum Toilets Australia, a Western Australian based
company, markets the Norwegian Jets Vacuum Toilet
Systems and was the first Australian supplier to achieve the
WaterMark.
“We installed a large system in 2009 in the Melbourne
Water headquarters at 990 LaTrobe Street in Docklands
as well as the Pixel Building where new technologies are
showcased. Additionally, we have installed the system
into the Historic ‘Legion House’ at 161 Castlereagh Street
in Sydney and the event industry has adopted the system
across Australia and New Zealand,” Carolin said.
“With ongoing projects in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth,
the company is poised for expansion.”
In order for the implementation of vacuum technology to
be successful on a broader scale requires plumbers to be up
to speed when it comes to best installation practices and as
Marc explains, this is a key area for Avac Australia.
“Training is a very important facet. We have a fully set up
classroom/hands on environment up in Brisbane. Once the
codes are published we’d like to work with the likes of PICAC
in Victoria and the Master Plumbers across the country
to work on ensuring current and future contractors are
exposed to this kind of technology.”
IMAGE 1 & 2: Avac’s training centre exposes new and existing
contractors to vacuum toilet technology. IMAGE 3: The Pixel
Building located at 990 LaTrobe Street, Melbourne.
Avac
Vacuum Toilets Australia
HI Fraser
WC Innovations
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