A New Way of Plumbing – Providing Flexibility in Design

Though plumbing is an integral part of most building projects, it does tend to cause of a lot of difficulties. Whether they involve barriers to access, the need to drill into wall cavities, or the renovation of existing wet areas, these difficulties also tend to be both labour-intensive and expensive.

On top of that, conventional plumbing techniques place significant constraints on architects and designers. They limit the possible locations for bathrooms, kitchens, and laundries – and because of this – they force these professionals into choices they would otherwise avoid.

Now, with the introduction of several new technologies, there is hope that all these problems may become things of the past. Products like macerator pumps, grey water pumps, and lifting stations have the potential to introduce a new way of plumbing.

In this presentation, our speakers explain how these products work, how they can make life better for you (as an architect or designer), and how to incorporate them into your next building project.

At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:

• Outline the difficulties and challenges associated with conventional plumbing.
• Identify the latest plumbing products on the market and explain how they work.
• Nominate the types of applications for which macerator pumps, grey water pumps, and lifting stations are most suitable.
• Explain how these products can help solve many of the problems associated with plumbing and be of benefit to architects and designers.

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Nick Moore – National Business Development Manager, Saniflo

Nick Moore has been involved in the plumbing industry for over 40 years, and providing solutions directly to architects, designers and engineers for over 25 of them. Nick joined Saniflo 10 years ago as QLD/NT sales manager, and three years ago, took up the role of National Business Development manager, training state-based BDMs in the provision of innovative plumbing solutions to design influencers. In this role, Nick has driven the development of CPDs for design influencers and assisted in the creation of dedicated web-based Designer hubs – an extension of Saniflo’s open website.

Greg Waters – National Technical Manager, Saniflo

Greg Waters has close to 40 years’ experience in the plumbing, manufacturing, renovation and construction industry, with the last 9 years as Saniflo’s National Technical Manager. Prior to joining Saniflo, Greg had utilised the solutions Saniflo provide in his renovation work, and then increased their usage by developing transportable ensuites that are required when homeowners are having bathroom renovations. Over the past nine years, Greg has been instrumental in developing new products that are now manufactured in Saniflo’s French factories for Australia and 27 other overseas subsidiaries. Greg also writes the whitepapers for Saniflo that are available to architects and designers to introduce new products and concepts.

Richard Teed – Principal, Moby Architecture & Interiors

Richard completed his Masters of Architecture degree at The University of Melbourne in 2010 and has since worked for a number of practices focusing on high end residential dwellings. Richard launched his practice, Moby Architecture & Interiors in 2018 and continues to focus on high end dwellings in both urban and regional environments. With a passion for contemporary architecture, Richard aims to create dwellings which are strongly connected to and in harmony with their site.