Posted by Andrew on 10/4/2008, 6:57 am, in reply to "Re: Complaining about new toilets "

Hi Roy No sadism Roy, only ignorance and economics. An architect told me that in a building design, things like toilets are delegated to the most junior person, as being of little importance. As for spacing: a) you'll noticce that as little space as possible is given over to toilets in total, because it robs space from the selling space. b) toilets tend to be fabricated from standard panels, which come in fixed sizes. The only way things will change is when there are Design Standards to be adhered to. The new DfES specification for toilets in schools is not mandatory, but obviously anyone ignoring them will have their work cut out explaining why. It recommends avoiding using urinals altogether; if provided, they are to be in standard cubicles but without doors. Andrew

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