Geberit’s eco-friendly system narrows the gap between urbanization and sustainability
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With the growing population and limited land supply in Asia, the cities are observing an increasing demand for high-density buildings. For instance, in Vietnam, under the Ho Chi Minh City Housing Development Program 2021-2030, districts have been reserved for high-rise apartment buildings. Moreover, according to the Vietnam government, Ho Chi Minh City itself will be requiring an additional of 47 million square meters of housing to meet the demand of its 12 million population by 2030. Similarly, Danang, the central beach city of Vietnam, is expected to become a global lifestyle destination with the tourism hub of the region. Subsequently, the Ministry of Construction allocated 32% of its land in urban development for the region.
It is important to mention that these buildings consume significant amounts of electricity and contribute to the region's already-high greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, designers, developers and architects in Asia are looking to employ space-saving building design and technologies to create sustainable high-rise buildings. For instance,
- In March 2022, Geberit Group, one of the key European providers of eco-friendly drainage systems, was selected to bring a balance between architecture and eco-friendly design to these buildings. According to the company, the following innovative products will be used in the high-rise buildings of the region.
- SuperTube is a revolutionary space-saving drainage system of Geberit for high-rise buildings. Notably, it addresses two key issues in the design and construction of high-rise residential and commercial buildings, i.e., maximizing usable space and reduction of material usage. The technology has been designed to provide significant space gains in high-rise offices, hotels and multistoried residential buildings. With its innovative, high-capacity and minimalistic design, it comprises of three sophisticated fittings to allow for a unique movement of outflowing sanitary discharge. Additionally, the SuperTube system reduces the amount of material required (HDPE) and significantly reduces CO2 emissions.
- Geberit also developed Pluvia, a drainage system that employs negative pressure to achieve almost double the discharge rate of conventional drainage systems. Notably, the planning and calculation of the Pluvia drainage systems have been supported by the company's ProPlanner software.
- The Pluvia system uses nearly 73% less material weight for PE pipes and fittings and achieves an around 74% reduction in CO2 emissions as compared with conventional roof drainage systems. These technologies will enable the developers to achieve the criteria of maximizing space in a sustainable manner. An instance where Geberit’s innovative solutions has been used is Shilla Monogram Quangnam Danang in Vietnam in 2020.
- Notably, this property incorporated Geberit SuperTube and Pluvia behind the wall and Geberit's concealed cisterns and Sigma20 Actuator Plates in the bathroom. This helped the hotel to optimize performance, decrease maintenance needs and eliminate space constraints found in a conventional drainage system. Thus, the growing need of more livable floor space coupled with lowering of environmental impact from high-density buildings can be achieved through eco-friendly products of Geberit.
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