Excel Dryer partnered with MetrixLab, a renowned market research firm with a presence in 90 countries, to conduct an unprecedented global survey. The collaboration aimed to explore the postpandemic commercial restroom landscape through the perspectives of architects and interior designers, among other select populations, in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Top 3 changes architects and design professionals noticed postpandemic:
1. Increased cleaning protocols
2. Increased demand for touchless features
3. Increased need for space in the restroom for social distancing
All agree that, compared to paper towels, touchless hand dryers offer these benefits:
• More hygienic
• More sustainable
• Lower maintenance
Their top 3 factors when specifying hand drying solutions:
1. Aesthetics
2. Hygiene
3. Touchless technology
Key statistic: 89% choose touchless hand dryers. Data show a trend toward a hybrid approach or hand dryers as the solution.
Considering that 75% of consumers in the United States wash their hands up to 10 times a day (a significant increase over prepandemic levels), these survey findings underscore the need for a hygienic, touchless, cost-effective hand drying solution to keep up—and paper towels are not the answer!
Architects can enhance restroom designs for their clients with Excel Dryer’s full line of touchless, American-made hand dryer options and accessories. Our products created the high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryer category, redefining the public perception of hand dryers and setting a new standard for performance, reliability, and sustainability. With the most choices in the industry, we provide specifiers with customizable options to achieve the ideal aesthetic for their clients’ restrooms.
A leader in sustainability with a focus on well-being and health, Excel Dryer has led the way with many firsts and continues to focus on specifier concerns. Let us count the ways!
1. Excel Dryer is listed in the International WELL Building Institute™ Works with WELL directory, which supports architects’ and designers’ efforts to achieve WELL Certification on new projects and renovations.
2. All products have environmental product declarations (EPDs) and health product declarations (HPDs) to ensure transparency.
3. Excel facilitated a new life-cycle assessment (LCA), which found that our hand dryers provide up to a 94% reduction in carbon footprint vs paper towels.
4. LEED® projects are supported by credit summaries for v5 to help easily reference credits.
The D|13 Sink System featuring the XLERATORsync® Hand Dryer by Excel Dryer is a premier choice among high-end establishments and represents the future of sustainable commercial restrooms. A masterpiece of form and function, the sink seamlessly fuses high-efficiency fixtures on the sink deck, allowing users to wash, rinse, and dry hands all in one place; no water is left on the floor. Its state-of-the-art features include electrostatic HEPA (eHEPA®) filtration, adjustable speed and heat, LED illumination, and a Sound Suppression Air Delivery System. With flexibility in the range of colors, shapes, dimensions, and materials, this is a great choice for architects and designers, offering them the freedom to design their restrooms with the aesthetic they want.
XLERATOR®, XLERATOReco®, and ThinAir® Hand Dryers are touchless and sensor activated, and they provide hygienic, cost-effective, and sustainable hand drying. Fewer touch points mean less chance for cross contamination between restroom surfaces, ultimately helping reduce the spread of germs. These dryers offer a 95% cost savings over paper towels, eliminating their labor, maintenance, and waste.
The XLERATOReco’s no-heat technology uses only 500 watts to dry hands fast, making it the most environmentally friendly hand dryer on the planet. With a maximum draw of 4.5 amps, multiple XLERATOReco units can be installed on one 15- or 20-amp circuit, which significantly reduces installation time and costs.
The ThinAir Hand Dryer is a high-efficiency model that is surface mounted; its slimmer profile meets the ADA’s 4″ protrusion maximum to accommodate people with visual impairments. ThinAir dries hands in 14 seconds and uses 960 watts or less.
For an added level of protection, many architects order these dryers with our optional eHEPA filter, proven to remove 99.999% of viruses from the airstream. Existing dryers can easily be retrofitted with the eHEPA filtration system.
There are also several accessories that architects and designers like to incorporate in their restrooms. Visit www.exceldryer.com to see the options.
