Dyson AirBlade hand-dryer installation in LHS bathrooms

Dyson AirBlade hand-dryers will be installed in the 400 building bathrooms this year. AP Environmental Science students have coordinated which bathroom should receive the hand dryer, and have worked out the cost-benefit analysis.

It sounds simple enough to get this device installed. However, proper location as well as proper installation and wiring are crucial. Coordination with the Director of Facilities and our Conservation Consultant have led to plans for installation during Spring Break (we hope!).

The Dyson AirBlade blows air over a persons hands. This eliminates the need for paper towels in the bathroom. Though electricity is needed to run the AirBlade, the overall cost of paper towels is much greater than the cost of electricity. Also, paper towels = cut trees. Presently, paper towels must be purchased, warehoused, transported, installed, then hauled off, and disposed of. With this change, less trees will be cut down, our district will spend less money, and our custodians will be able to spend time cleaning our classrooms instead of hauling used paper towels.

Projects such as this one get completed through careful coordination with all persons involved.