Sanitary equipment saves water

Types of toilets using Class Five exhaust technology use only half the amount of water compared to popular types in Vietnam today, helping a house with 4 bathrooms save 62,000 liters of water a year.

With the topic 'Efficient water use and waste water treatment in accordance with LEED standards in Vietnam' , Mr. Joseph Azzarello - engineer, senior expert on sustainable development, Kohler Company brought the ants about the prestigious green building rating system. Efficient water-saving devices are also considered as important criteria for buildings to achieve LEED certification.

For example, the type of male Steward tank does not use water; the filter at the nozzle (aerator) reduces flow by about 30%, the shower with a small flow of 6.6 liters in a minute still ensures the relaxation function; Class Five flush toilets consume 4.8 liters of water per flush (while the popular toilet in Vietnam is 9 liters per flush). These products help save water in daily life. Also according to this unit, with a house with 4 bathrooms fitted with a 4.8-liter toilets, the average annual family would save more than 62,000 liters of water.

In parallel with utilizing water resources, saving water even during use also plays an important role to protect this precious resource.

Mr. Joseph Azzarello, Representative of Kohler Company, one of three actors
The workshop's authors are answering questions in the Conference section
Round table discussing green project development in Vietnam

Mr. Joseph Azzarello, Representative of Kohler Company (on the right hand side), one of the three speakers of the seminar was answering questions in the workshop round table discussing green project development in Vietnam.

In the middle of November, the second Green Building workshop was organized by Kohler Company and Ho Chi Minh City Architects Association (HAIA) with the theme 'Green solution for project development in Vietnam' once. more focus on water resource conservation. In the context of the discussion, participants provided specific perspectives on both aspects of efficient water use and proper wastewater treatment in relation to practical application.

Part of the reasons for this are many housing areas, new urban areas, commercial buildings . there are no local wastewater treatment systems before discharging into urban drainage systems. .

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung - Director of Vietnam Institute of Urban and Industrial Environment (INEV) also emphasized the importance, as well as the meaning of the reuse of wastewater and the collection and maximum utilization of resources. rain water for living, to actively save water resources.

Induction faucet Hybrid technology.

A typical successful example in the world of utilizing rainwater is Kroon Hall building - the headquarters of the Department of Environmental and Forestry Research - within the campus of Yale University (USA) where the owner Mr. Stephen Kellert, Professor of Social Ecology. This building reached above the platinum level requirement of the certification of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), only consuming about 50% of energy used compared to a comparable building in this university campus. and reduce up to 62% of emissions. In addition, Kroon Building can save nearly 2 million liters of tap water every year.

Architect Nguyen Van Tat - Vice Chairman of Vietnam Association of Architects and Ho Chi Minh City Architects Association also shared practical experience through the project of BCI Green Design Award (BCI Green Design Award).