Franklin Park, IL -- Waterfree Urinals and solar-powered, sensor-operated Sloan SOLIS® faucets from Sloan Valve Company have been installed in the new Vanke Centre, the first building in China to achieve LEED® Platinum certification. Vanke Centre in Shenzhen, located across the border from Hong Kong in southern China, is the flagship property of national real estate developer, China Vanke Properties.
Vanke Centre is a mixed-use “horizontal” skyscraper with apartments, condominiums, a hotel, a conference center and office space: If it were to stand upright, the Vanke Centre would be as tall as the Empire State Building. Although only the wing housing China Vanke Properties’ headquarters is LEED Platinum certified, the entire Vanke Centre benefits from sustainable design components, such as skylighting, natural floor lighting through its raised base, rooftop solar panels and gutters that collect rain water for irrigation.
Sloan Waterfree Urinals are flushless, odorless urinals that provide 100% water savings. The fixtures install on standard drainlines and use biodegradable cartridges, which last for about 7,000 uses apiece. Sloan SOLIS faucets derive energy from any natural or artificial light source to power their sensors for touchless, automatic operation. The faucets save energy as well as water: The standard flow rate is a water-efficient 0.5 gpm/1.9 Lpm.
Sloan Valve Company is the world’s leading manufacturer of water-efficient plumbing systems and has been in operation since 1906. Headquartered in Franklin Park, Illinois, the company manufactures plumbing products and accessories for commercial, industrial, and institutional markets worldwide.
For more information on Sloan fixtures, contact Sloan Valve Company at 10500 Seymour Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131. Telephone 800-9-VALVE-9 (982-5839), fax 800-822-0683 or visit www.sloanvalve.com.
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