Sloan Launches ‘Sinks Beyond the Restroom’ Innovation

Sloan has launched its ‘Sinks Beyond the Restroom’ concept. This explores space modifications to integrate handwashing as a permanent part of design infrastructure in commercial spaces.

Working alongside an architectural firm, the new concept addresses the public’s increased awareness of hand hygiene with a shift from hand-sanitizing stations back to traditional handwashing.

Experts across the country specializing in various markets were gathered to determine how to best implement this new concept across a wide range of applications, including:

• Office buildings — Office lobbies present three critical moments where guests can benefit from a range of hand-washing options as they enter and exit the building: directly adjacent to the entry, integrated with the reception desk and the area adjacent to the elevators — an important area as it is near high-touch surfaces like elevator buttons.
• Public transportation — Public hand-washing stations in airports can provide useful travel information on monitors above the sink, listing flight departure and arrival information, digital airport maps, city highlights and more.
• Retail & hospitality — Restrooms are typically tucked away behind the bar of the kitchen in restaurants. Double-sided wash stations help bridge the space between the entry and lounge areas, as guests who check in with the host can then wash their hands while waiting for their table.
• Sports stadiums — Sink stations throughout a stadium’s concourse deliver convenient and easy access opportunities for fans to wash their hands without waiting in long lines at halftime or during breaks. Integrated with digital screens, these sink stations can keep the entertainment going with team-themed media and count down a 20-second handwash.
• Schools — Implementing hand-washing outlets throughout school corridors is a chance to reinforce learnings in the classroom through a series of fun and teachable moments that develop healthy lifelong habits. Educational possibilities include 20-second song lyrics to guide handwashing, plumbing and physics information and historical quotes.

For more information, visit Sloan’s website.