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What are smart bathrooms?
Keeping bathrooms in busy public areas clean and well-stocked is no small task, especially when you have to manage hundreds of them. Tasks like supply management, cleaning schedules, and incident monitoring can overwhelm small facility management teams. That’s where smart bathrooms come into play.
Smart bathrooms are bathrooms equipped with high technology with two main goals in mind: to improve customer experience and to make the managers’ job easier. Smart bathrooms include many systems such as motion sensors, motion-activated faucets, soap dispensers and paper towels. But according to your budget and your needs, you can include even more advanced fixtures: user feedback systems, supply monitoring sensors or even smart lighting.
Smart bathrooms are commonly used in high traffic areas like airports, train stations or shopping malls. In high traffic areas, they are an investment that increases user comfort, providing touchless features that increase hygiene, security and can be cost-effective and eco-friendly.
Smart bathrooms, the ultimate solution for busy spaces
Smart bathrooms use simple but effective technology to solve common problems. Here are three practical reasons they work so well:
1. Supply monitoring
Smart bathrooms can include sensors that track supply levels like soap, paper towels, and toilet paper. When supplies run low, these systems alert staff so refills can happen quickly. This prevents empty dispensers and reduces the need for unnecessary checks, saving both time and effort.
Affordable tools to start building your smart bathroom
If you're just starting to equip your smart bathroom, there's no need to start big. Small digital systems are cost-effective and can make a huge difference, such as devices that allow occupants to report when supplies are running low.
Here's how it works: a user simply presses a button, triggering an automatic alert to your cleaning team or directly to you.
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2. Touch-free features for better hygiene
Since COVID happened, we’ve seen an increased need for more hygienic surfaces to avoid spreading viruses. In crowded restrooms, minimizing physical contact is crucial, which is why smart bathrooms nowadays include touch-free fixtures: motion-activated faucets, soap dispensers, and flush systems. These solutions help reduce the spread of germs, making the space cleaner and safer for everyone.
3. Targeted cleaning alerts
Ever heard the phrase “clean smarter, not harder”? Rather than following fixed schedules, smart bathrooms use sensors to monitor how often the restroom is used and when it needs attention. Staff are notified when cleaning is actually required, making their work more focused and efficient.
Smart bathrooms address real problems like running out of supplies, unhygienic conditions, and wasted effort in maintenance. They’re a straightforward and reliable solution for places like airports, shopping centers, and stadiums where restrooms see heavy use.
By combining practical tools with a focus on cleanliness, smart bathrooms improve the experience for visitors and make maintenance more efficient for staff. They’re a simple way to meet the demands of busy public spaces.
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