aquatherm and the Environment

Protecting the environment is everybody's business, and aquatherm helps building owners and developers do their part in an effective and affordable way.

Studies have shown that from raw material to installed end-product, aquatherms polypropylene piping systems require less energy to produce than any comparable alternative. There is also significantly less waste created during production and installation, making it the most environmentally friendly pressure-piping system available. In fact, in a European initiative comparable to the USGBC's LEEDs program, aquatherms piping systems were recognized by Greenpeace International as the only "Future-friendly Product" for plumbing and mechanical applications.

Minimizing environmental impact during production is just one of the ways aquatherm helps protect the environment. The aquatherm pipe systems are chemically inert and the fusion connections contain no foreign materials, resulting in a system that will not gradually contaminate its source water. The reduced heat-loss within the pipe helps save energy throughout the life-cycle of the system. Because aquatherm's systems are designed to last for over 50 years, they need to be replaced less frequently than most other systems, helping conserve resources even more.

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Greenbuilding

For building owners and developers who are concerned about making a real difference, aquatherm is the clear choice.

aquatherm NZ are proud to be associated as a member of the Greenbuild Council and to be currently involved as the environmental plumbing choice.

                   

NZI Building - Auckland                                                                                     Mission Heights School - Auckland

Some of the greenbuildings so far that aquatherm are a part of are: Meridian Energy Head Office in Wellington, McConnell's Property Commercial Development in Greenlane, Auckland, AMP Head Office on 21 Queen Street in Auckland, Deloittes Head Office on Queen Street in Auckland, Whangarei Police Station, Mission Heights Primary School in Manukau Auckland.

This is proven by the acquired license from the environmental organisation Greenpeace.

Products bearing the name "Greenpeace" distinguish themselves through environment and social compatibility over their life cycle. aquatherm thus underlines their opinion that economic and ecological interests must not be contradicting during the manufacturing process, sales and usage of the product.

In order to achieve the award of the Greenpeace brand, a product has to meet high ecological requirements. The main point for the environmentalism organisation was the material used for the production of the fusiotherm® pipe system fusiolen® PP-R(80).

To this, the basic material polypropylene, as well as the included additives (colour pigments and stabilisers) have been tested by independent laboratories with reference to their environmental compatibility.

Greenpeace gets the results that fusiotherm® does not only meet the highest ecological standards, but is also future-orientated.

The ecological advantages of fusiotherm®-pipes are:

• PVC free
• the additive share of the material fusiolen® PP-R(80)) is below 3% 
• free from unhealthy heavy metals
• long-lived
• recyclable

Certified products for New Zealand

The brand "Product approved by Greenpeace" is valid for the following fusiotherm®-products:

• fusiotherm®-pipes of series SDR 11 and SDR 7,4
• fusiotherm®-faser composite pipes SDR 7,4
• all fittings of the fusiotherm®-pipe system

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