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Issue 2, February 2020
Brought to you by
Innovation,
Aesthetics,
& Performance
Grate Insights –
Welcome
2019 has been the year that that imply green credentials, reducing the environmental, health
quality has come under the without the certifications to and safety footprint of PVC across
spotlight. For several years, we’ve back them up – and it’s often the the product lifecycle.
noticed a growing disconnect in homeowner or developer who
the relationship between builder, is left oblivious to the impact For us, quality is also about
developer and architect. A these products can have on their innovation – another key focus
worrying result of this disconnect projects. for us this year. Not only have we
is that products are increasingly been working very closely with
being substituted – dramatically At Stormtech, we’ve always the Australian Building Codes
– for a lesser or non-equivalent championed the need for Board and Standards Australia
alternative, often unbeknown to architects to take greater control in developing regulations and
the developer. over projects, in order to maintain updating standards , in sanitary
the architectural aesthetic, intent drainage, but we’ve also invested
This year, the trend towards high- and integrity of the design. heavily in R&D for developing
speed, low-cost development Thankfully, we’re seeing architects revolutionary manufacturing
– at the cost of quality – has beginning to take back control of processes. Watch this space!
started making headlines and their projects and adopt a more
directly impacting residents, with active role in ensuring the final With quality as the theme of this
various towers in Sydney and outcome matches the quality of year’s issue, we hope that Grate
Melbourne deemed uninhabitable their original designs. Insights 2020 will strike a chord
due to cladding, fit-out or with readers, highlighting the
structural issues. We’re also very proud of our importance of choosing quality
commitment to sustainability. and sustainability over price.
Non-equivalent product We’re still the only sustainable
substitutions can also have major drainage company in Australia,
implications for sustainability. recently attaining a certificate of
Our industry has borne the brunt excellence in product stewardship
of ‘greenwashing’ in recent years from the Vinyl Council of Australia; TROY CREIGHTON
– the use of logos and language demonstrating our commitment to CEO, Stormtech
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Case study –
Las Palmas
Background Inspired by the mid-century linear drain solution the obvious
Noosa has long been Palm Springs architectural style (and only) choice. Working
Queensland’s best kept secret. – complete with full concrete closely with the project team,
With all the stunning beaches, rooves and walls, spacious Stormtech provided a range
lakes and parkland of the rooms, external gardens and of stainless-steel grates for all
Sunshine Coast’s more well- terraces – luxury was the team’s external slidingdoor thresholds
known resorts, but without the overriding focus. “Slowly but and bathrooms – along with a
seasonal crowds, Noosa has surely, waterfront properties in range of customisable drainage
become the ideal destination Noosa are being redeveloped, channel products.
for retirees – and its waterfront and this project really breaks the
properties, a developer’s dream. mould”, explains Booth. “It’s a “The ability to be able to
In the neighbouring suburb significant undertaking to build customise drainage channels
of Noosaville, overlooking the with so much concrete and we’re is hugely important”, notes
beautiful Weyba Creek and Keyser consciously creating a legacy of Booth. “Nothing ever gets
Island Conservation Park, sits Las high-quality building materials built exactly as you want it to,
Palmas – one of the most enviable that will stand the test of time”. particularly when you’re working
locations in the area. When Tim An important aspect of the with concrete which is quite
Ditchfield Architects were enlisted design’s commitment to quality unforgiving, so being able to
to help design a dream waterfront was the property’s drainage – a create customised solutions
home, it presented a very rare key concern for a waterfront, is crucial in achieving the
opportunity to create something marine environment. desired results. Stormtech has
extremely special. an impressive range of options
Solution to choose from and, having
Challenge An important design feature – specified Stormtech products in
For Associate Architect, Oskar and a non-negotiable from the many previous projects, we knew
Booth, the Las Palmas project client – were completely flush they would provide the absolute
sets a new standard for the area. floor finishes; making Stormtech’s best outcome.”
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Clean Energy:
Save 30% More Energy with Zypho’s
Shower Heat Conservation System
– From Stormtech
M
aking significant As the only drainage one of the most cost-effective
environmentally manufacturer with Level home energy-saving products
friendly changes to A GreenTag™ certification, available. Ideally suited to
the way in which we live has Stormtech has built its entire contemporary linear drainage
never been more pressing. company ethos on sustainability. installations, the Zypho’s
News of devastating bushfires When Stormtech’s CEO, compact, award-winning design
and Australia being set to Troy Creighton, discovered means it can also be easily
miss its emission targets make Zypho – a ground-breaking, retrofitted into any existing
headlines daily. However, in the European-designed waste heat plumbing system. The Zypho
wake of these climate change recovery system – it proved to is fully compatible with the
wake-up calls, there has been be a perfect addition to the complete Stormtech product
a renewed focus on innovation company’s sustainable drainage range and, as Zypho’s Australian
and ways in which we can product portfolio. partner, Stormtech can assist
redesign our everyday lives with integration requirements,
to make a positive impact – The innovative Zypho iZi uses site specific needs and
particularly technologies that can a unique, patented design that installation suitability.
significantly conserve water and captures heat from waste shower
energy usage. water as it passes through the Made of durable yet recyclable
drain, transferring it back to the polypropylene, the Zypho
A recent Nielsen study on cold-water supply via the shower comes with a 10-year warranty
sustainability revealed that, in mixer or water heater. Pre- and a guarantee of return on
Australia, 77% of households heating the cold-water supply by investment within three years.
see environmental issues as a up to 15°C, before it even reaches The Zypho has already received
major concern; and 62% are the shower heating system, international recognition, as a
willing to pay more for products delivers massive energy savings Design Plus 2019 award winner,
that promote sustainability. This of up to 30% – simultaneously and is set to play its part in
renewed desire for greener living cutting household energy usage helping to make Australian
is directly translating into building and costs. homes more energy efficient.
and design, with recent trends
suggesting a direct correlation As a solid-state system, with For more information about
between energy-efficiency ratings no moving parts, the Zypho Zypho, visit Stormtech.com.au or
and house prices. is Watermark Certified and call directly on 1300 653 403
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A Channel to Compliance:
Meeting Plumbing Requirements
Through Efficient Drainage
Specification
D
rainage is a critical NZS 3500.2 and its impact on Download this whitepaper to
element for all drainage specification are also see how efficient drainage
construction projects yet it discussed. Against this regulatory specification can help you find the
is often overlooked, left until too backdrop, we present innovative easiest path to full compliance
late in the construction process or drainage solutions that offer in Australia’s ever-changing
inadequately specified. Drainage designers and specifiers an regulatory landscape.
solutions that are non-compliant efficient path to full compliance.
with Australian Standards can
cause flooding, property damage For more than 25 years,
and soil degradation, any of which Stormtech has been the market
can blow up project budgets leader for quality and innovation
and schedules beyond repair. As in the Australian drainage
such, designers and specifiers are industry. Stormtech drainage
looking for innovative drainage solutions are high performing KEEP READING
solutions that can help them and built to last, in addition to http://bit.ly/stormtech_
achieve full compliance while being fully compliant with the plumbingcompliance
delivering high performance and Plumbing Code of Australia and
quality. all Australian Standards relevant
to plumbing and drainage.
A Channel to Compliance: Stormtech offers a range of
Meeting Plumbing Requirements WaterMark and Greentag
Through Efficient Drainage certified, fit-for-purpose drainage
Specification is an incisive solutions that meet the needs of
overview of the regulations and any application context and are
A CHANNEl To
standards that set out drainage supported by in-house experts CoMPlIANCE:
MEETING PlUMBING REqUIREMENTS
requirements in Australia. The who will help you solve any THRoUGH EFFICIENT DRAINAGE SPECIFICATIoN
latest 2018 amendments to AS/ drainage problem.
www.stormtech.com.au
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Safety Lessons:
A Specifier’s Guide to Creating Safe
& Sustainable Educational Facilities
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n Australia, the number of First, we summarise the key have been used in prestigious
primary and secondary students design principles relevant to commercial projects in Australia
is at an all-time high. The the education sector and the and internationally.
increasing demand for safe, healthy mandatory requirements set
and sustainable educational out by Australian standards and Download this whitepaper
facilities has put pressure on the regulations. We then explore and learn how designers and
design and construction industry. several child-specific safety specifiers can help educational
Poorly-designed schools are not risks and suggest some possible facilities achieve elevated safety
only dangerous but can negatively design solutions. This is followed and sustainability outcomes.
impact student well-being and by a discussion on sustainability
academic performance. Against and the importance of balancing
this backdrop, designers and functionality, performance and
specifiers need to be fully informed aesthetics in an educational
as to the key design objectives and environment. Finally, we present KEEP READING
safety considerations relevant to a range of architectural drainage http://bit.ly/stormtech_
this sector. solutions that contribute to safer safetylessons
and more sustainable schools.
Safety Lessons: A Specifier’s
Guide to Creating Safe & Since 1989, Stormtech has
Safety Lessons:
Sustainable Educational been the leading Australian A Specifier’s Guide to Creating Safe & Sustainable
Educational Facilities
Facilities is a concise look provider of efficient architectural
at the design standards and drainage solutions for showers,
considerations that apply to bathrooms, thresholds,
schools in Australia, with a balconies, paved areas and
particular focus on addressing pools. This Australian-owned
child-specific safety risks and company offers narrow profile,
sustainability requirements. high capacity products that
stormtech.com.au
Grate Insights 11Architecture & Design
Jefa Greenaway
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s technology features to be segmented on a design we engaged with four traditional
more heavily in our project. Integrated design is owner groups; this enabled us
everyday lives, the value the process of taking a holistic to hear the voices of elders
of authenticity and connection approach and considering and traditional custodians,
has never been greater. For how we can create design their hopes and aspirations
Jefa Greenaway, Director of that speaks to memory and for the project. We can then
Greenaway Architects and Chair history of place. It involves look at how we incorporate
of Indigenous Architecture + asking questions such as how those into a design proposition
Design Victoria (IADV), the key do we make connections to across a range of different
to achieving authenticity and country? How do we activate domains – naming strategies,
connection in every project – spaces? How do we develop use of language, way-finding
whether residential, cultural or opportunities for cultural opportunities, art strategies,
public – is an integrated design narratives? How do we procurement policies to
approach. We caught up with incorporate indigenous agency empower indigenous enterprise
Jefa, amid his planning for next into our proposition? People – a multifaceted approach.
year’s Venice Biennale, to get are crying out for something
his take on the role of integrated that has meaning and depth. The Parkville Campus is a
design in modern architecture. As we mediate a lot of our signature project from the
experiences through technology, University of Melbourne’s
Jefa, as co-author of the the environment really enables reconciliation plan – can you tell
Australian and International us to connect to others – the us more about it?
Indigenous Design Charters, places and spaces we create
a lecturer at the University of are an important factor in that Certainly – Parkville Campus
Melbourne and an ambassador connection. is a large student precinct,
for INDIGO (International covering a 2.5-hectare site.
Indigenous Design Alliance), What does an integrated design We’re collaborating with five
it’s fair to say you’re one of approach look like, at a project other architectural practices
Australia’s leading advocates level? and two landscape architectural
for indigenous and integrated practices, with the intention
design. What is integrated It begins with a strategy that of stitching together an urban
design and why is it important? foregrounds indigenous voices. design, landscape and cultural
For example, on a current narrative through a number of
In the past, there has been a project, for the University of different buildings. It has huge
tendency for different disciplines Melbourne’s Parkville Campus, cultural significance and raises
12 Grate Insightsthe bar for integrated design drawing with thick pens, pencils
processes. An important part and charcoals. It was hugely
of that is using local suppliers transformative for me and an
and, since the project involves important reminder that it’s a
a challenging topography, the privilege to create spaces that
need to manipulate drainage and support and aid communities.
waterflow, and water-sensitive The industry rarely recognises
urban design strategy, features the importance of continuous
many Stormtech products. learning and I commend
In high traffic areas such as Stormtech in their recognition
universities, it is essential of the value of education. As
to work with suppliers like architects, while we may have
Stormtech, who can provide spent many years at university,
high quality products that are fit we can’t rest on our laurels and
for purpose. must keep honing our skills.
Your relationship with Stormtech No-one could accuse you of
goes back a long way – can you resting on your laurels – on that
tell us how it started? note, how are the plans coming representation and identity, and
along for the 17th International evoke connections to country.
I was a beneficiary of Architecture Exhibition at the One of our objectives is to
Stormtech’s scholarship to Venice Biennale? invite our neighbours, across
the Glen Murcutt International Asia-Pacific, to discuss how
Masterclass in 2011. Within Very well, thank you. The we can meet the challenges of
my cohort there were 33 International Architecture cultural integration that we’re all
participants across 25 different Exhibition happens every two confronting, such as rising sea
nations, so a very rich diversity years and is a vital opportunity levels and the residual effects
of design practitioners across to showcase Australian design of colonisation. The Biennale
the globe. It’s an intensive on a global platform. Alongside is an exciting chance to share
experience, which went back my co-curator, Tristan Wong, our ideas, recognise the best and
to the basic principles of thematic is looking to challenge the brightest designers but, also,
design, how we interrogate our the notions of authenticity, to celebrate our profession and
processes and the essence of how we can reveal our deep the power of design to become
architecture – model-making, histories, interrogate ideas of an enabler.
Grate Insights 13A Masterclass in Style
and Sustainability -
Marc Newson Designed
Linear Drains for Bathrooms
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n 2013, Stormtech released a process is considered for its While Stormtech doesn’t
series of grates in collaboration impact on the environment. In fabricate PVC, it has been
with internationally renowned the case of the company’s Marc awarded an ‘excellence
designer, Marc Newson. The MND Newson drains, the entire product in product stewardship’
Series featured Newson’s signature lifecycle, from fabrication to certification from the Vinyl
tessellated hexagonal pattern, packaging, boasts zero waste and Council of Australia for its
available in a range of stunning zero chemicals – an achievement management, reuse and
colour finishes, including satin recognised by its Level A Gold recovery of PVC, which boasts
stainless steel, satin black, white, certification with Global GreenTag. an impressive one tenth of a
pearl brass and blue. The series percentage of PVC waste.
previewed at the International The MND linear drains are
Contemporary Furniture Fair composite products, made from The Marc Newson drains, like all
(ICFF) in New York and went on marine-grade stainless steel and Stormtech products, are proudly
to gain industry awards for its PVC. Stormtech has invested designed and manufactured
cutting-edge design. heavily in developing sustainable in Australia and provide the
practices around the fabrication, ultimate stylish and sustainable
What many don’t know about sourcing and management of solution for wet areas,
the MND series is that, like all both materials. Not only are all including bathrooms, balconies,
Stormtech products, it is also Stormtech stainless steel grates courtyards, thresholds, pools,
fully sustainable. But, at a time 100% recyclable, but the marine- paved areas and driveways.
when the industry is rife with grade quality lasts thousands
‘greenwashing’, what does of years and all offcuts are
sustainable actually mean? reused. The organisation has
taken sustainability to the next For more information about
For Stormtech, an organisation level, pioneering a new stainless Marc Newson drains, visit
built upon sustainable design, steel fabrication technique that Stormtech.com.au or call directly
every step of the production requires no harsh chemicals. on 1300 653 403
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