Sustainable, remote controlled Billi taps on show at Brisbane Build & Design Expo

May 14th, 2012

At the Brisbane Design & Build show on Friday, Billi made sure that anyone who visited its stand left wondering how an ordinary old faucet could be so inspiring.

SustainaBillity is a catchphrase Billi has put out there to make the market aware that energy savings extend to the kitchen sink.

Sally Darling, an environmental sustainability consultant hired by Billi explains why and how their taps are Australia’s most environmentally sound.

“Billi taps have the smallest physical foot print in the market, and the smallest carbon footprint,” Darling says.

The taps are made in Australia out of Australian made components: every part is under ecological certification and stamped for recycling.

Then there’s the way in which energy is used to chill and heat water.

“The energy used to cool water is harvested and reused to preheat the boiling water, thereby saving energy.”

A seven day time switch, stand by modes and no cupboard ventilation also contribute to lower energy consumptions.

Also at the expo, Billi revealed their range of latest innovations, including the touch tap and remote controlled tap.

“With the remote access tap we can place the remote up higher on the wall so that children can’t access it. Or, we can place it lower on the wall or bench to make it easier for the elderly or disabled,” Darling explains.

Meanwhile, and across the way from Billi at the expo, Winning Appliances has sponsored a bar with some tempting tapas and comfortable looking chairs.

“We’re finding groups come and sit, have a drink and enjoy the ambience here,” a Winning waiter says.

“It’s also a good opportunity to display a couple of our eye catching appliances, such as the Qasair range.”

Keri Algar

Having once had to sit on the washing machine to stop it from bouncing into oblivion, Keri is today delighted with the new (smoother running) technologies that make housework easier every day. A self-confessed lazy-bones, Keri seeks out quirky inventions that ease the human workload, such as the robotic vacuum cleaner (wow). And as soon as someone figures out a Jetsons-like self-cleaning house, she will happily lay her pen to rest and retire from appliance journalism. Until then, her pick is a fridge that will tell her smartphone when it's time to pick up more beer on the way home. Magic.