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CINTEP Revolutionary Shower Leads the Way for Future Bathroom Designs to Achieve the Level 3 Code for Sustainable Homes

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London, UK (PRWEB) May 27, 2013

New homes in the UK are now being rated and certified according to a national standard for sustainable design and construction. The standard, known as the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH), is measured against nine categories, two of which, energy efficiency and water consumption, have been exceptionally addressed by CINTEP. The Australian-owned and multi-award winning company recently offered up a simple solution for social housing developers and those living in publicly funded housing to meet Code level 3 — a home that is more energy- and water-efficient.

According to CINTEP, when developers and residents incorporate the company’s revolutionary recycling shower system into their bathroom designs, they will be able to deliver and experience 70 percent reduction in water and energy consumption yet zero reduction in flow rate, water temperature, and length of time spent in the shower.

The CINTEP shower system provides nine litres per minute at the showerhead but only uses 2.7 litres per minute in the process. The company also adds that on top of saving water, saving energy is derived by the fact the recirculated water will not require much heating as it is already warm.

The company explains, “The recirculated water is filtered three times and heat pasteurised in less than 25 seconds, and then immediately reused. No water is stored in the shower and no water is ever shared between users. This means we give you a shower that is high on performance, high on efficiency, but low on cost — with no compromises.”

While the UK government reiterates that the CSH is voluntary, not a regulation for private sectors that are considering their options for modern bathroom ideas, and should not be mixed up with the country’s zero carbon policy and zero carbon target by 2016, the code, however, may be enforced in instances when the local councils require developers to be code compliant, and when affordable housing funded by the Homes and Community Agency must meet Code level 3.

Code level 3, incidentally, specifies daily water consumption per person at less than 105 litres. CINTEP aims to help the average shower user consume 20 litres or less of water everyday but, says the Australian owned company, “without compromising on their enjoyment of showering.”

The recycling shower was initially invented in 2004 by Peter Brewin who was an industrial design student at the Royal College of Art in London at the time. Brewin licensed the technology to CINTEP, which further developed the revolutionary system into what it is today. The company’s website mentions that its patented technology, which is used for both commercial and residential applications, will be available in 2014 and that they are “actively seeking distributors around the world.”

CINTEP CEO Nick Christy, who co-founded the company with Brewin, weighs in on the recycling shower, indicating that using their shower is much like having power showers while still reining in energy costs and achieving Code level 3 compliance.

“Whether you’re renovating your bathroom, adding a new bathroom, or building a new house, the water recycling shower will work for you. It can be used with shower trays, over a bath, or in wetrooms, in single or multi-storey homes,” CINTEP shares.

CINTEP, with its corporate offices in the UK and Australia, designs and makes the most efficient shower systems in the world. The company has been cited numerous times by leading organisations for its innovation in the field of sustainable design, among them the prestigious James Dyson Award for the design and prototype of the recycling shower, the 2011 Green Challenge award for best business plan to reduce CO2 emissions, the British Standards Institution Environmental Design Award, and most recently, the Australian Association of Angel Investors (AAAI) as showcase winner among emerging companies.

For more details and further queries about CINTEP’s revolutionary shower system, go to the company’s website today.







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High Flow Rates and Energy Usage CINTEP Resolves Existing Design Problems on Most Showers by Innovating the Power Shower System

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London, UK (PRWEB) July 04, 2013

Water consumption in the shower presents every household with two problems: high flow rates and high energy usage. Both issues not only lead to steep energy costs but also produce high carbon footprints for every home. While government policies and current building codes enacting reduced flow rates for showerheads somewhat lessen environmental impact of showers, most systems today might lead some to take longer showers, leading to increased water and energy usage, and others to settle for quick and joyless showers, leading to compromised enjoyment.

CINTEP’s award-winning, innovative shower system may just be the answer to a more energy efficient and smarter bathroom renovation or installation — and better yet, more pleasant showers.

“Our mission is to make it possible for an average shower user, without compromising on their enjoyment of showering, to consume less than 20 litres or less of water per day, with a payback on additional cost of less than three years, for 50 percent of the population.” says CINTEP CEO Nick Christy,

CINTEP further intends to save one billion litres of water by the end of 2016 and one million tons of CO2 by the end of 2020 simply by converting existing shower users to their recycling shower systems.

A previous study conducted by Unilever (http://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/ourapproach/embeddingsustainability/Encouragingbehaviourchange/) found out that an average shower is eight minutes, three minutes longer than was traditionally thought. For families with power showers this meant using 200,000 litres of hot water per year at an average cost of £918 per year. CINTEP’s technology means families can keep the same level of shower experience but cut water consumption and energy consumption by 70%.

According to CINTEP, showers take up a majority of water consumption in homes and come in second where energy consumption is concerned. Christy remarks, “Showers are purchased, on average, about once every 10 years, which means the performance of the shower is locked in for that length of time.”

For homes that have discovered the CINTEP recycling shower system, that performance may mean a power shower that saves water and energy, at the same time.

The most notable features from CINTEP’s recycling shower system include, among others, no cold water on start-up, nine litres per minute power shower, precise digital temperature control, and compact sealed unit for no-fuss installation. CINTEP’s shower system is designed to filter, clean, and pasteurise water automatically; to reduce water and energy consumption by 70 percent; to decrease running costs by 70 percent, and to use up only 2.7 litres of water per minute.

Furthermore, CINTEP projects savings of up to £622 annually for a UK family using its recycling shower technology in place of a traditional power shower.

Christy describes how the company’s revolutionary system works: “By recirculating shower water in real time, we can provide far more water at the showerhead than the shower actually consumes. Our shower gives you nine litres per minute at the showerhead, but only uses 2.7 litres per minute to do this … The recirculated water is filtered three times and heat pasteurised in less than 25 seconds, and then immediately reused.”

Christy adds that no water is stored in the shower and so no water is ever shared between users.

CINTEP’s shower system also allows for invisible installation for wet rooms, features modern tower design choices, and design versatility to fit any bathroom, making it the ideal investment to installing showers for commercial use.

New design solutions like the one produced by CINTEP paves the way for people across the globe to reduce their environmental impact and cost of living without changing their behavior or quality of life.

The shower system provider has won several awards in the area of sustainable, innovative design. These awards include the best business plan to reduce CO2 emissions from the Green Challenge, showcase winner from the Australian Association of Angel Investors (AAAI), and recognition for design and prototype of the recycling shower from the famed James Dyson Award.

Go to CINTEP’s official website and discover the innovative company’s water- and energy-saving shower system today.