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Eco-friendly fit-out
As part of the green refurbishment of the Accor Vacation Club Apartments,
GWA Bathrooms & Kitchens supplied highly efficient fixtures
and fittings that meet the sustainable design criteria
Top and above right: When the
Accor Vacation Club Apartments
at Twin Waters undertook a major
refurbishment, the hotel specified a
range of highly efficient bathroom
and kitchen fixtures and fittings from
GWA Bathrooms & Kitchens. These
included the Dorf Jovian basin mixer.
Above: Kitchens feature the Dorf
Jovian sink mixer, which has the
same crisp, contemporary, squareedged styling.

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Refurbishments provide an ideal opportunity
to investigate eco-friendly products and design
solutions that can provide ongoing energy and
water savings.
This was precisely the approach taken by
the Accor Vacation Club Apartments at Twin
Waters on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The
hotel wanted efficient fixtures and fittings that
would complement other sustainable design
initiatives introduced in the refurbishment.
Improved water conservation was achieved
by installing the latest efficient flush systems
and reduced-flow tapware for all the bathrooms

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and kitchens in the hotel. These were supplied
by GWA Bathrooms and Kitchens.
Ed Callander, GWA sales manager for
sustainability, healthcare and government in
Queensland, says Accor Vacation Club spent a
lot of time looking at every available product
before making a decision.
“The conversion was easy and cost effective,
with GWA’s products ensuring ongoing water
savings for the hotel.”
In the hotel bathrooms, the Caroma Metro
wall-faced toilet suite combines contemporary
design and practicality. This features Caroma’s