New generation sports facilities are fantastic structures, with retractable roofs, dazzling video screens and fun, fan-friendly amenities. They are also cleaner, sleeker and more sustainable than venues built only a decade or two ago. The toilets in these stadiums and arenas are also modern and state-of-the-art, and Idral offers perfect solutions in this area. Idral's products and expertise help make the bathrooms in sports and entertainment venues more hygienic, more water efficient, easier to maintain and more stylish. Stadiums and arenas, in fact, in addition to sporting events, often host concerts and events out of season: such a volume of visitors makes it imperative to build toilets with an efficient and user-friendly design.
Here are a few tips for making sports facility bathrooms user-friendly:
- Design toilets so that there is one-way traffic flow in and one-way traffic flow out.
- Minimise the spread of germs through the use of flow meters, soap dispensers, taps and towels with contactless activation. Idral's 4ALL line combines tap, soap dispenser and hand dryer in one product to give sports facility bathrooms a touch of style, savings and, last but not least, a dry floor!
- Consider that the average time a female user usesthe bathroom is 180 seconds, compared to 84 seconds for a male user: this is why sports facilities should have female toilets in a 2:1 ratio to avoid queues and crowding.
- Using low-consumption taps that do not require user intervention to be turned off (electronic and timed taps) is a combination that saves hundreds of thousands of litres of water per year.
Each project presents unique and specific challenges, but, in these environments, hygiene is a key priority; as are energy efficiency and robust design: accidental damage or even vandalism can be a critical issue in many projects.
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by Francesca Piola
Export Coordinator