Green building opts for waterless urinals

A warehouse in the Netherlands features, amongst its energy and resource saving features features waterless urinals in all of its men’s washrooms.

The giant warehouse in the Dutch city of Tilburg, is owned by the Dutch arm of Rhenus, a multi-billion pound logistics firm with 660 buildings and 31,000 employees worldwide. It has over 13,000 panels on the roof of its new facility that provide energy to power its own production plus enough to supply around 750 households annually.

Rainwater is used to flush the toilets, natural light maximised throughout, and waterless urinals installed in the men’s washrooms.

Increasing demand and rising prices for water may require more efficient use of existing resources to ensure a continuity of supply with minimal effect on the environment.

Urinals traditionally use water in large quantities: up to 87,000 litres per unit per year.

The urinals use a replaceable cartridge system that provides for up to 7,000 uses.