Sustainability
Only 0.5% of the earths water is available fresh water. Concepts key partners have channelled all their efforts and have masterminded sustainable systems for many of their fittings and showers, as required by Part G of building regulations. The products chosen are developed for our customer to ensure the economical use of water and energy without compromising comfort. Our designs and products are not subject to short-term fashion fads but are based on long-term and are timeless, as a consequence, our products offer both a long service life and very high value retention.
Our manufacturing partners have already reduced toilet flush volumes to just 3 litres and also have invested in the latest technology, by using energy efficient kilns that will substantially cut CO2 emissions by incorporating state of the art technology into the manufacturing production process.
Maintenance Free Tiles
Vilbostone porcelain tiles from Villeroy & Boch meet the highest aesthetic and technical quality standards – thanks to the special hardness and density of the material, they have a long service life, are robust, colourfast and resistant to both chemicals and frost for inside and outside areas.
MVHR
For new builds, a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system works by continuously extracting air from the wet rooms of your development (primarily bathroom areas and also kitchens). The extracted air and the fresh air are passed through the HRV unit where the warm air is used to heat the air that has been taken in. The now warm and filtered fresh air is then pumped into the living areas of a development, recovering 90% of the heat from extracted air. MVHR will significantly improve air quality benefiting your health and wellbeing together with improving your carbon footprint.
Concept Virtual Designs expert technical know how will assist at a preliminary architectural stage, to agree and optimise creative bathroom and interior designs (this is usually prior to the full Mechanical and Electrical works being worked on in a too generic, one size fits all way). Our team will help in optimal setting out in relation to MVHR ducting depths, to maintain extra high ceiling heights, elegant coffer detailing, higher room door heights and taller window heights by creating early stage high quality design visuals; this is something that private client luxury new builds may want to spend more time refining.
At Concept, we believe that “experience is everything” and well designed bathroom and wellness aesthetics are a very important and desirable lifestyle element to your development, adding extra value per SQFT to a private client new build.
Renewable Heating
Our technical team are used to working with luxury private client new builds, that are using new heat pump technology. We are aware of the gradual change over from a gas boiler system to either a ground or air source pump system; often advising on booster tanks and optimal dynamic pressures that could be required to power specific high quality showers and fittings to our clients expectations.
CeramicPlus
Villeroy & Boch CeramicPlus is a ceramic surface that has been through a specialist finishing process to make it especially easy to clean sanitary ware, even dried limescale deposits can be removed without difficulty. An ecological product, CeramicPlus saves water and cleaning agents and ultimately time.
Part G Water Calculations
A new development will be designed to use less than 125 litres of water per person per day. Using our teams technical expertise, we are able to calculate your projects flow rates for all bathroom areas, to include faucets, all shower systems, bath volumes, WC & TOTO (Japanese wellness shower toilets) flush and usage volumes . Concept work with your main build team, ensuring that your bathroom sign off is Part G Compliant.