Bathrooms are a common place for germs and bacteria to harbor and spread. Not so with the new ActiVate technology from American Standard. Developed to provide a hygienic, no-touch toilet flush, ActiVate toilets also deliver the high performance and water savings demanded by today’s homeowners. To flush the toilet, simply wave a hand within two Read more
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Bathrooms are a common place for germs and bacteria to harbor and spread. Not so with the new ActiVate technology from American Standard. Developed to provide a hygienic, no-touch toilet flush, ActiVate toilets also deliver the high performance and water savings demanded by today’s homeowners.
To flush the toilet, simply wave a hand within two inches of the sensor. The ActiVate touchless flush sensor is calibrated to deliver consistent, optimal performance every time you flush. No touching means fewer germs and that equals healthier living.
For super simple maintenance, the toilet bowl base features straight, smooth sides, so you can clean with ease. Plus, the toilet and seat include EverClean, the antimicrobial additive that inhibits the growth of stain and odor-causing bacteria, mold and mildew on the surface, helping the toilet stay cleaner, longer.
Unlike other touchless toilets, the American Standard ActiVate models feature a manual flush button conveniently located on the sensor, on the outside of the toilet tank. That means quick and easy access, and no wet hands. ActiVate toilets also provide simple, one-step deactivation to power the sensor off to avoid accidental flushes while cleaning the toilet.
The ActiVate touchless flush sensor is powered by four AA batteries that last up to two years, assuming an average of 12 flushes per day. A low-battery indicator lets you know when it’s time to replace them.
These ActiVate high efficiency toilets (HETs) achieve the highest bulk removal score on the Maximum Performance (MaP) test, an independent report of toilet performance. The ActiVate toilets can successfully flush 1,000 grams (2.2 pounds) of waste while using a water-saving 1.28 gallons per flush (gpf). They meet stringent WaterSense-certification criteria from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for providing high performance while using 20 percent less water than standard toilet models.
This optimum operation is driven by the exclusive American Standard PowerWash bowl cleaning technology that provides a quiet, yet powerful flush that scrubs the bowl with pressurized water from the rim during every flush to remove every last trace of paper and waste.
A decorative, high quality seat is included with each ActiVate toilet model, as is an EZ-Install kit designed to make installation speedy and trouble-free. These new HETs are protected by a lifetime warranty on chinaware, a five-year warranty on mechanical parts and a one-year warranty on both the electronics and the seat.
ActiVate toilet technology is available at wholesale showrooms and retailers nationwide.
For more information on the new ActiVate toilet technology from American Standard, visit www.americanstandard.com or call (800) 442-1902
Step up to the future of high-end, sustainable restroom design — the AER-DEC™ Integrated Sink by Sloan®. The AER-DEC is the perfect innovation for any high-end washroom. Soap dispenser, faucet, hand dryer, and sink basin all designed to work together as one beautiful, touch-free, hygienic, highly efficient system. The AER-DEC was developed with one thing Read more
Step up to the future of high-end, sustainable restroom design — the AER-DEC™ Integrated Sink by Sloan®. The AER-DEC is the perfect innovation for any high-end washroom. Soap dispenser, faucet, hand dryer, and sink basin all designed to work together as one beautiful, touch-free, hygienic, highly efficient system.
The AER-DEC was developed with one thing in mind: keeping everything within arms’ reach. It allows designers to keep a clean look throughout the washroom by eliminating soap dispensers and hand dryers on the walls and bringing them onto the deck. It features a Sloan Soap Dispenser, Sloan BASYS® Faucet, and Sloan High Speed Hand Dryer on a patent-pending AirBasin™ specifically engineered to redirect air and water to eliminate backsplash and updraft.
The AirBasin is made to order for each project so that it fits the space, not the other way around. The basin itself is fully customizable in terms of size, configuration, mounting, and color so it can fit any and all design needs. The three touch-free stations are designed to work in concert, so that you never have to leave the sink area creating a cleaner, safer, more sustainable washroom.
The BASYS Faucet uses Active Infrared technology and helps save water with its automatic shut off. The Sloan Soap Dispenser emits a pre-measured amount of soap with each use and eliminates soap drips on sink decks. The deck mounted Sloan High Speed Hand Dryer uses less energy than conventional dryers. Equipped with a pioneering sound suppression system and HEPA Air Filter, the Sloan Hand Dryer completes the hygienic, touch-free hand washing experience.
Architects and designers will love the clean look that goes along with the superior function, putting the AER-DEC in a class of its own. “The AER-DEC Integrated Sink is the next step in sustainable restroom innovation. It is incredibly user friendly and frees up the A&D community to do so much more with their designs,” said Kirk Allen CEO of Sloan.
The Bosch New Systems Control (NSC) Package of Comfort Modules Enhances Home Comfort While Saving Energy NSC modules work with Bosch Greenstar and Buderus GB142 & 162 condensing boilers 3 zone control module can be expanded to 8 zones Uses indoor feedback/load compensation to increase efficiency & comfort Easy install with plug and play wiring Read more
The Bosch New Systems Control (NSC) Package of Comfort Modules Enhances Home Comfort While Saving Energy
- NSC modules work with Bosch Greenstar and Buderus GB142 & 162 condensing boilers
- 3 zone control module can be expanded to 8 zones
- Uses indoor feedback/load compensation to increase efficiency & comfort
- Easy install with plug and play wiring terminals
Londonderry, NH – Bosch Thermotechnology has introduced a New System Control (NSC) package of intelligent modules designed to control single or multiple zone systems for increased indoor comfort and greater energy savings. The NSC tightly controls energy use through two-way communications with a range of high efficiency (95% AFUE) Bosch and Buderus condensing boiler offerings: Greenstar wall-mounted and floor-standing boilers, Buderus GB142 and GB162 boilers for larger homes and light commercial applications.
The Bosch NSC is similar to other multi-zone control systems for installation, wiring and set-up purposes using plug and play wiring terminals. However, it also comes with these unique features and functionality assets:
- Ability to have two-way communication from the Bosch or Buderus boiler to the NSC’s Comfort Room Controller (CRC100) and Comfort Zone Manager (CZM100) modules.
- Indoor feedback/load compensation operations to increase efficiency and comfort.
- Load compensation that targets supply water temperature similar to outdoor reset functions. This allows the boiler to fire to a lower supply water temperature to satisfy demand, increasing energy savings while reducing complexity and OA Reset curve set-up.
- Need for only one zone module (CZM100) for either system zone valves and circulators.
The Bosch NSC residential-light commercial zone control package consists of three modules:
Comfort Zone Manager (CZM100)
The CZM100 is a three-zone control that is expandable up to eight zones and can activate either circulators or zone valves. The CZM100 monitors changes in room temperature and adjusts the boiler’s water temperature and firing rate to reduce energy use. It operates the heating system at the lowest possible input in order to reduce room temperature swings. No programming of the CZM100 is required.
Comfort Room Controller (CRC100)
The CRC100 is a simple, easy to operate thermostat with an integrated temperature sensor that can be used as a boiler control or in conjunction with the CZM100 for multi-zone room control. Providing the boiler with more than a simple on/off signal, the CRC100 provides an exact supply water temperature command. It comes preprogrammed with default settings for the most common application and is installed using a simple boiler integrated plug and play control.
Comfort Room Controller (CRC200)
An advanced version of the CRC100, the CRC200 adds a programmable time schedule, back lighting as well as push buttons for Menu, Auto Run, Hold Run and Back functions. It also offers additional capabilities and communication with the boiler such as display of the boiler temperature, target temperature and an optional outdoor temperature sensor. Its integrated temperature sensor can be used as a boiler control or, in conjunction with the CZM100, as a room controller.
The CRC200 can also operate an indirect water heater in parallel with the clock program or continuously.
For more information on the Bosch NSC boiler zone control modules package, visit www.boschheatingandcooling.com.
FRANKLIN PARK, IL – New 1.1 gpf toilet systems, which combine a vitreous china toilet fixture with either a manual or sensor-operated high-efficiency 1.1 gpf flushometer, are now available from Sloan Valve Company. The new combinations provide consistent, reliable performance designed to help architects, engineers, contractors and building owners achieve their goals of lowering water Read more
FRANKLIN PARK, IL – New 1.1 gpf toilet systems, which combine a vitreous china toilet fixture with either a manual or sensor-operated high-efficiency 1.1 gpf flushometer, are now available from Sloan Valve Company. The new combinations provide consistent, reliable performance designed to help architects, engineers, contractors and building owners achieve their goals of lowering water usage while maintaining performance expectations. These new toilet systems represent Sloan’s most water efficient products, using 14% less water than the company’s current lowest combinations at 1.28 gpf, and 31% less than the 1.6 gpf EPA standard. Furthermore, these max-efficiency plumbing products can contribute to LEED® Credits for water use reduction. The new combinations provide effective, low-maintenance flushing in public restrooms while reducing water consumption. As the broadest 1.1 gpf product range available, Sloan offers three water-efficient flushometer options. Sloan’s latest innovations in this flushing technology are Royal® manual valves and ECOS® and SOLIS® electronic valves – all paired with Sloan floor-mount, floor-mount ADA and wall-hung bowls for a total of 9 different combinations. The flushometers include:
Royal: Sloan’s best-selling model, this manual flushometer provides years of exceptional reliability and performance.
ECOS: ECOS battery-operated, sensor-activated flushometers provide hands-free operation while delivering significant water savings. ECOS flushometers include an override button for manual use.
SOLIS: SOLIS utilizes solar panels with battery back-up to help power the flushometer, effectively doubling the battery life. SOLIS flushometers include an override button for manual use.
American Standard has been honored with a Patents for Humanity award from the U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for inventing the hygienic SaTo toilet pan technology. Launched in 2012, the Patents for Humanity program recognizes individual and organizational patent holders who have developed innovative and sustainable solutions that address global Read more
American Standard has been honored with a Patents for Humanity award from the U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for inventing the hygienic SaTo toilet pan technology.
Launched in 2012, the Patents for Humanity program recognizes individual and organizational patent holders who have developed innovative and sustainable solutions that address global humanitarian challenges.
American Standard invented the SaTo (derived from Safe Toilet) sanitary toilet pan in 2013 to help reduce disease transmission and improve sanitation facilities and quality of life in Bangladesh.
“American Standard is truly honored to receive the prestigious Patents for Humanity award for our life-saving SaTo toilet pan,” said Steve Delarge, acting CEO of American Standard. “Our team was driven to develop the SaTo pan by the staggering statistics that 2.5 billion people in the world lack access to adequate sanitation facilities and every day 2,000 children die from diseases caused by this lack of proper sanitation.”
The SaTo toilet pan uses ingeniously simple mechanical and water seals with a trap-door mechanism to close off pit latrines from the open air, thereby preventing flying insects from spreading pathogens from contact with human waste. The Company’s engineering team that designed the SaTo pan consisted of Jim McHale, Ph.D., Daigo Ishiyama, and Greg Gatarz.
American Standard also launched the Flush for Good campaign in 2013, with the goal of increasing awareness of the global sanitation crisis and improving the quality of life in developing countries. This program donated one SaTo pan for every Champion toilet sold in North America in 2013 and 2014. The Company aims to donate 1.2 million SaTo hygienic toilet pans for installation in homes and schools in developing nations around the world through 2017, reaching an estimated 5.5 million people with life improving sanitation.
American Standard has partnered with NGO’s BRAC, WaterAid, UNICEF, Save the Children, Water for People, Food for the Poor and Plumbers Without Borders to distribute the SaTo pans to countries throughout the world in need of safe plumbing solutions. More than 700,000 SaTo latrine pans have been distributed in Bangladesh, Uganda, Haiti, Malawi, and the Philippines through year-end 2014.
“This latrine pan technology is simple ingenuity that goes beyond corporate sustainability to the sustainability of life”, said Maria Chiclana, senior vice president and general counsel at American Standard, who has orchestrated the filings for the SaTo pan’s patent protection in the U.S. and other regions.
“We are very proud of our ongoing commitment to address this critical global sanitation issue through sustainable design solutions. It aligns with our vision of raising the standard of living for all people, everywhere. Sanitation is truly the most vital prerequisite for health and quality of life,” concluded Delarge.