The bathroom is gaining ever greater significance in the home and is very high on the wish list of many people. Once neglectfully planned as a wet cell - the bathroom has now established itself as a living space of equal status. The potential of bathrooms to be renovated shows no signs of letting up and the demands of the customers have increased.
The German sanitary installation industry offers individual, holistic and multi-generational solutions for every style and room size – and it is the global market leader. Manufacturers can present their innovative and value-enhancing product innovations to a demanding trade public at the SHK Essen.
The temperature, CO2 content and humidity in the room air largely determine the well-being of the residents. Thanks to the increased awareness of energy-efficient building and living, houses are now being built which are almost airtight. Intelligent solutions for controlled living space ventilation, optimally combined with the possibility of efficient heat recovery, are now just as much in demand as energy-efficient air conditioning technology, combined with renewable energies, for example solar powered air conditioning systems.
The personal contact with the trade visitors offers you the possibility of presenting your sustainable air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation technology with great effect.
Instigated by the discussion on climate, the subject of renewable energies remains a permanent issue. Moreover, the German Renewable Energies Heat Act has prescribed the proportional use of renewable energies in new buildings since January 2009. Sustainable solutions and renewable technologies in all their facets - such as solar thermal energy, photovoltaics, heat pumps, wood and pellet firing systems, biomass and solar-based air conditioning systems and heat recovery - are therefore in demand.
With the use of solar energy for example, it is possible to generate up to 60% of the energy requirements for water heating and up to 35% of the requirement for space heating. The SHK Essen reflects these major trends towards high efficiency in combination with renewable energies. We are therefore offering you a platform for a successful presentation and also the optimum setting for professional dialogue with partners from industry, trades and planning.
Oil and gas condensing boiler technology is a contemporary trend. The fact is that at least one in two heat generators installed in Germany is an oil or gas condensing boiler. This offers the branch genuine opportunities to win orders, above all in the modernisation sector. At the SHK Essen, you meet a well- informed trade public which is counting on time-tested and modern condensing boiler technology with its high savings potential in these times of declining grants and subsidies.
Does your product range combine cost-effectiveness and sustainability? All the better! The combination of a modern heating boiler and renewable energies enjoys great popularity with the end customers. Not only solar thermal energy but also heat pumps, biomass and pellet heating systems are lucrative supplements both for modernisation and initial installation. Exploit the broad-based interest of the trade visitors to present your innovative portfolio effectively.
Market opportunity for mini and micro combined heat and power units
The premiere of the special show about combined heat and power at the stand of Fachverband der SHK NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia Trade Association for Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning) met with great interest at the SHK 2010. A survey among architects and trade fitters shows that in future increased use of mini and micro combined heat and power units is expected in single and multifamily houses as well is in office and administration buildings. In 2012, the SHK is giving this promising and rapidly growing market segment its own exhibition area. Make use of this attraction to provide trade visitors with targeted information on the progress of your combined heat and power technologies in the range of 1 to 5 kW.
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