Puerto Rican Ritz- Carlton installs Viega hybrid systemsDorado Beach is a unique Puerto Rican hotel that is engineered to be sustainable, incorporating both Viega ProPress® and Viega PEX systems. Envisioned by a team of globally acclaimed architects and designers, Dorado Beach is a Ritz-Carlton Reserve property being built to LEED® Silver standards.

Built on the footprint of Laurance S. Rockefeller’s original RockResort, framed by coral reefs and embraced by a lush tropical forest, Dorado Beach is one of the top 100 most sustainable hotels in the world. Ritz-Carlton Reserve is a new ultra-luxury brand, delivering elevated service with environmental sensibility in one-of-a-kind locations. Dorado Beach is only the second Ritz-Carlton Reserve hotel to open worldwide and the � rst in the Americas, joining Phulay Bay on the Thai island of Krabi, which opened in December 2009.

Mauricio Ballesteros is the project manager for Bermudez & Longo Diaz Masso (BLDM) as well as the mechanical and electrical contractor for the Ritz-Carlton Reserve.

“All rooms are oceanfront, literally seconds from the beach,” Ballesteros said. “And 70% of them have plunge pools.”

Located 15 miles west of San Juan on Puerto Rico’s northern coast, Dorado Beach is renowned as one of the Caribbean’s most pristine island environments. The Ritz-Carlton Reserve intends to maintain the island’s natural beauty while offering luxurious accommodations that are not only world class but also sustainable.

Ballesteros explained that a unique feature of the Ritz-Carlton Reserve brand is that guests are assigned a personal concierge to handle requests, arrangements and reservations.

“Guests will not be dealing with three to four different staff members during their stay,” Ballesteros said. “They will have one person who will deliver room service and whatever else they need. We want to personalize their stay with us as much as possible.”

CUSTOMER: Ritz-Carlton Reserve

APPLICATION: Plumbing system

LOCATION: Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico

CONTRACTOR: Bermudez & Longo Diaz Masso

Viega has helped us to achieve our time goals by making the installations quicker and easier with no stress of possible leaks.

“quicker and easier with no stress of possible leaks.”

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With 115 guestrooms spread across 50 acres and one mile of beachfront, the Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico is a luxurious sanctuary that taps into the historical in� uences of Rockefeller’s concern for protecting nature. The Reserve opens as a low-rise, low-density hotel of three-story buildings on the footprint of the original RockResort hotel that Rockefeller designed in the late ’50s.

Laurance S. Rockefeller (1910-2004), a philanthropist dedicated to preserving nature and natural environments, introduced the world to the idea of eco-friendly luxury island resorts when he

unveiled Dorado Beach more than 50 years ago. Now, as the Ritz-Carlton continues his legacy, the design and infrastructure of this new and improved resort re� ects the remarkable natural surroundings and still incorporates luxurious accommodations.

“The resort includes the � ve-acre Spa Botanico with 12 treatment rooms plus two rooms constructed in tree house style,” Ballesteros said.

The resort also features three miles of beach along with walking trails, a � tness center and three 18-hole golf courses. Guests will have plenty of options for recreation. And with three restaurants, including one headed by Spanish chef Jose Andres, guests won’t run out of options for world-class meals either. The resort also offers Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment program for families.

All plumbing systems for the entire hotel’s guestrooms, spa facilities and residences were installed using Viega ProPress and Viega PEX systems.

“Viega has helped us to achieve our time goals,” Ballesteros said, “by making the installations quicker and easier with no stress of possible leaks.”

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