The Greenbuild show: If you are in design, construction, administration, architecture or public policy making there will always be something here for you. If you are an avid environmentalist, already following LEED policies and using green products, much of what was on the show floor was not new to you. Still, there were plenty of highlights. Let me tell you about a couple of my favorites.
Sloan has now introduced a dual flush, automatic toilet.
Automatic dual flush fixture
Solar powered dual flush module
Speaking of plumbing fixtures, the company with the coolest new toys was Toto. This company has some things that were beyond cool. My favorite was the EcoPower series.
EcoPower faucet
Hydrotect works on a self-cleaning principal. When under ultraviolet (UV) exposure from sunlight or an illuminated light source (florescent lamps), a chemical reaction generates an active surface. Hydrotect’s active surface neutralizes global environmental pollutants such as Nitric Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) and helps make cleaning easier. Additional benefits of Hydrotect technology are anti microbial surfaces, odor prevention and air quality improvement.
Check out their website for a dealer that stocks their products near you.
This last technology has taken its time getting to market in America. It is similar to another product called Oxygena by an Italian maker-Ceramiche Gambarelli Group. Their tiles use titanium oxide and UV light to bind oxygen to pollutants in the environment and clean the air. I also saw it in a concrete manufacturer that was an Italian subsidiary. But concrete is another product for another day.
