by Brianna Crandall — May 25, 2016 — The University of Reading recently decided to install high-speed, energy-efficient XLERATOReco Hand Dryers from Excel Dryer throughout the campus to enhance its highly successful sustainability initiatives. The London-based research university researched independent data and chose XLERATOReco over the U.K. blade-style model after careful consideration.
According to Excel Dryer, the University of Reading has long been at the forefront of sustainability research and initiatives to mitigate its own environmental impact and reduce its carbon footprint. The university has made a number of changes to its existing campus infrastructure to ensure its facilities are environmentally ready for the future.
In order to ensure that the university was installing the most sustainable hand drying solution available, Energy Manager Dan Fernbank reviewed independently verified energy performance data of various high-speed hand dryers. Using the Salix Finance hand dryer calculation tool and the Carbon Trust’s Energy Technology List, Fernbank determined that the XLERATOReco Hand Dryer was the best option for the university.
This version of the XLERATOReco Hand Dryer from Excel Dryer is Model XL-SB-ECO, which is surface-mounted and automatic, with a brushed stainless steel cover.
According to the Salix calculator, XLERATOReco Hand Dryers offer the following benefits vs. the U.K. blade-style model to replace conventional hand dryers.
Compared to the U.K. blade-style hand dryer, the XLERATOReco:
- Dries hands in 12 seconds using only 500 watts versus 1,600 watts (At 230 Volt, 50 Hz)
- Uses 55 percent less energy per use
- Can potentially save the university $2,155.20 annually
- Is manufactured in the Unites States versus Malaysia
Compared to conventional hand dryers, the XLERATOReco
- Represents an annual energy savings of 88 percent
- Can save the university $13,437.37 annually
Fernbank commented:
We conduct research about climate science and sustainable construction, so we need to lead by example. Manufacturers like Excel Dryer – who continue to innovate sustainable products like the high-speed, energy-efficient XLERATOReco Hand Dryer – allow us to do that. This independent research provided assurance; someone has looked at each of these machines and come up with how much energy they would use. The research supported the XLERATOReco Hand Dryer for the long term. This was a good opportunity to go beyond what had been done in the past and make some additional savings.
Excel Dryer says its XLERATOR Hand Dryer technology revolutionized the industry by creating the high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryer category and set a new standard for performance, reliability and sustainability, and that the XLERATOReco Hand Dryer has done it again by setting a new bar for energy efficiency.
All Excel Dryer models are available through an established network of sales representatives for distribution worldwide. For more information on the XLERATOReco Hand Dryer or to view a case study of the University of Reading’s research on and selection of the XLERATOReco Hand Dryer, visit the Excel Dryer Web site. For more FM-specific information, visit the Excel Dryer FMLink ad.
