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BUILDING CONNECTION
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IMAGE 1:
The Yanks really know how to plumb a house. This is a manifold fed system commonly used in upmarket houses;
each line goes to a specific outlet or faucet and can be independently controlled. Impressive, hey?
IMAGE 2:
This is a
Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR ) unit commonly used in passive house builds. It pumps fresh air into the house
and at the same time expels the stale air. Nothing new there, right? Well this unit extracts the heat from the exhaust air and
injects that same heat into the fresh incoming air at about 80% efficiency. Now that’s clever.
IMAGE 3:
This is the kind of
installation practice that sets everyone else apart from us. This is a brilliantly concealed shower recess drain system with
an incorporated waterproofing system that you wouldn’t find anywhere on our shores.
IMAGE 4:
Believe it or not, this is a
modular building I watched being assembled in the car park the day before. Once you step inside, you would be hard pressed
to find anything different to a typical suburban home construction.
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