XLERATOR® Hand Dryer in Education - Longmeadow High School Case Study

Описание: Learn how Excel Dryer's XLERATOR helped Longmeadow High School save time, money and the environment. Energy-efficient and high-speed, our original XLERATOR offers a 95% cost savings over paper towels.

SUBTRACTING WASTE AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
The cost savings was an important factor in choosing the XLERATOR for Longmeadow High School. With 1,000 students, 100 teaching faculty, and a support staff of about 25, the XLERATOR has allowed the school to realize a substantial reduction in paper towel costs and eliminated a majority of restroom maintenance needs.

“With a building that has 1,200 people coming in, you not only have the use of paper towels, you also have disposal and maintenance costs. The XLERATOR was an easy option for us. And our facility managers are thankful they’re not cleaning up a paper towel mess every night,” Berte says.

Paper towels are still used in other buildings in the school district, but Berte points out that they don’t last long. “When you pull the papers out, sometimes 10 come out instead of one; they fall on the floor or someone might think it would be a pretty good joke to clog up the sink and let it overflow or throw them in the toilet,” he says. “A high school is a high school. We have those things eliminated going the dryer route.”

Longmeadow High School opted to install XLERATOR Hand Dryers not only in the restrooms but also in other areas that waste a lot of paper, including locker rooms and science rooms. “Anytime we could reduce paper with an XLERATOR, we did so,” Berte says.

The whole building process was used as an educational tool to teach students about the importance of sustainability.

“We had a lot of discussion about how we were going to make this an environmentally friendly school,” says Berte. “Those green initiatives and environmentally sound practices have been incorporated into our curriculum work as well. For example, we have a course called Community Service Learning and students took on an entire recycling project for the school.”

WHERE WE LEARN MATTERS
Excel Dryer has partnered with Green Apple, an initiative from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), to create custom-covered Green Apple XLERATOR Hand Dryers that are available for any facility to purchase. A portion of all proceeds goes back to support the Green Apple program. The Green Apple program works with conscientious companies and organizations to transform our schools into healthy, sustainable learning places. The Green Apple XLERATOR Hand Dryer can be customized to include school logos, colors, mascots, or a custom sustainability message.

Excel Dryer’s expanded product line — featuring XLERATOR, XLERATOReco®, and ThinAir® Hand Dryers — now comes with enhanced features including sound, speed and heat control, multi-voltage options (110-120V or 208-277V), and an externally visible service LED to streamline maintenance. With the most options and accessories in the industry, you can create the best hand drying solution for any restroom environment.

As educational facilities look for green and cost-saving initiatives, the installation of XLERATOR Hand Dryer models accomplishes both. Follow Longmeadow High School’s lead and make the change from paper towels today!