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Top Faucets for Convention Centers

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Written by: Carol J Alexander

Chicago’s McCormick Place is the premier convention facility in North America. It includes over 2.6 million square feet of exhibit halls, six ballrooms, 170 meeting rooms, a 4,188-seat theatre, and assembly seating for 18,000 people. Not all of the over 250 convention centers in the US are this massive, but they all do have something in common—they get a lot of traffic, which demands a durable faucet in the restrooms.

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Remove Stagnant Water: How Do You Improve Water Quality Before Re-Opening Your Building?

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As businesses take their first cautious steps back to some sense of normalcy following the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, facility managers will be responsible for re-opening buildings that may have been unoccupied for months.

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How much does it cost to build a commercial kitchen?

How much does it cost to build a commercial kitchen?

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A lot of thought goes into the building and cost of a commercial kitchen.

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New Thinking in Commercial Restroom Designs to Keep Office Tenants Happy

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Whether you are remodeling a restroom in your commercial property, building tenant improvements in space that you have leased, or constructing a new commercial building, commercial restroom design involves aesthetic, functional, and regulatory considerations. 

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New Thinking in Commercial Restroom Designs to Keep Office Tenants Happy

How do you design a restroom that impresses building visitors? 

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Chicago Faucets delivers! Keeping building’s renovation on schedule

CASE HISTORY

One Dulles Tower Office Building,

Herndon, VA


The Challenge

The renovation of the Dulles Tower Class A office building, originally built in 2001 was proceeding as planned, but it was discovered that the original manufacturer specified for the building’s faucets could not meet delivery requirements. 

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Designing Restrooms to Prevent the Spread of Germs

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According to the American Restroom Association 1 A properly designed public toilet facility improves the experience of both those who operate the facilities and those who use them.

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Designing an Employee Break Room

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It’s time to plan the look of the employee break room.

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