Douglas Delabie graduates at Oxford Brookes University

Douglas Delabie water saving shower room products have been installed as part of a three-phase project for new student accommodation at Oxford Brookes University, which is undertaking a programme of extensive campus redevelopment.

“Our products were selected for their durability, easy installation and low maintenance. Water savings were a significant consideration for this project too, because of the large number of end users and potentially high water wastage through conventional showers and taps," comments Bob Purdom, Douglas Delabie’s commercial director.

Solution
Required washing fittings had to be easy-to-use and durable to withstand extensive student use, while providing significant water and energy savings.

To meet this need, Avance Elite shower valve and kit units, Tempostop self-closing taps and integral flow regulators were specified for around 176 showers and 352 taps per phase.

Plumbing contractor Off Site Solutions installed the Douglas Delabie products into shower room ‘pods’.

These units were produced with wash-basin, shower and WC ready-prepared off-site.

This allowed each pod to be ‘dropped-in’ on-site by the contractor for ease-of-installation, providing labour and time saving benefits.

Installation of Douglas Delabie products avoided significant potential water wastage by large numbers of student end users, ensuring substantial water and energy savings.

Pre-fitted into pods meant potential onsite costs were reduced and product robustness ensured low maintenance.

For more information, visit douglasdelabie.co.uk.