The Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre

The Giant’s Causeway is one of Nothern Ireland’s most iconic landmarks, attracting 500,000 to 700,000 visitors a year. Following a fire and the general need to expand, its National Trust owned visitor centre has been upgraded, with sustainability – BREEAM rated ‘Excellent’ - leading-edge design and sympathy to its surroundings at the forefront.

External renewable technologies were not conducive with the building’s minimalistic appearance so the Visitor Centre’s sustainable credentials have been achieved through ventilation, high levels of thermal mass, heat recovery and a Ground Source Heat Pump. Part of the building’s eco-strategy includes water conservation and recovery, with Geberit’s pipework and cisterns contributing to this system.

The Giant’s Causeway brings together a number of Geberit’s plumbing solutions, chosen due to their longevity – a key consideration in such a sustainable building - quality and cost-effectiveness: not only are Geberit Mapress and Geberit Mepla price competitive products, their ease of installation minimises time on site, cutting man hours.

In the building’s extensive bathrooms, Geberit Mapress Carbon and Geberit Mepla link to the water saving Geberit Duofix cistern, which allows control of water volume, and sleek Geberit Sigma 50 flush plate, in keeping with the building’s minimalist design. Sanitary ware is then fixed to the wall using Geberit Duofix frames with concealed cisterns, which are hidden in the wall, so as to maintain a clean and aesthetically pleasing finish. In the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre café, Geberit Mapress Stainless Steel is used where pipework is exposed.