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BathSelect touchless faucets retrofitted in a major airport terminal restroom

Project Recap: BathSelect Touchless Faucet Retrofit at Major Airport Terminal

Project Phases & Scope

Existing Conditions & Infrastructure Audit

Surveyed 42 lavatory positions across three terminal concourses. Documented basin spacing, supply rough-ins, power availability, and deck thickness to select compatible BathSelect touchless faucet bodies and mixing valves.

Focus: As-built verification · Water & power mapping

BathSelect Touchless Faucet Package

Specified solid-brass, commercial-grade BathSelect sensor faucets with vandal-resistant aerators and AC/DC power packs. All units delivered preconfigured for airport water pressure and 30-second run-time safety shutoff.

Package: Sensor faucet bodies · Mixers · Power packs

Touchless Soap Dispensers

Added deck-mount automatic soap dispensers at each lavatory, coordinated in finish with the faucet line. Fixed-dose output reduces soap waste and ensures consistency for passengers and cleaning staff.

Focus: Hygiene · Dose control · Shared consumables

Power, Valves & Isolation Strategy

Used a mix of hardwired and battery backup power depending on chase access. Grouped faucets into serviceable banks with local isolation valves, strainers, and thermostatic mixing for each restroom zone.

Focus: Maintainability · Redundancy · Safety

2.2. Office Building Deployments

The same BathSelect standard (faucet + soap + mixing valve kit) was later replicated in two connected office towers. Shared spec sheets and calibration values allowed MEP teams to deploy quickly with minimal RFIs.

Use cases: Corporate lobbies · Tenant floors · Back-of-house

Executive Summary for Contractors & Engineers

Category Summary Best For Action
Installation Process Work was sequenced in night shifts to avoid passenger disruption. Crews demoed manual faucets, set new mounting hardware, pulled low-voltage power, and pressure-tested each bank before bringing the zone back online for morning operations. GCs MEP Review Steps
Sensor Calibration Each faucet was calibrated for detection range, run-time, and safety shutoff. Final values balanced fast hand-detection with minimal nuisance triggers from reflections and pass-by traffic near the concourse edge. Commissioning Controls See Settings
Telemetry & Monitoring Where power and IT were available, faucet and soap usage data was trended. Maintenance teams now receive alerts for abnormal run-times, low batteries, or outlier soap consumption in specific restrooms. BMS Telemetry Watch Demo
Follow-Up Results Within six months, the airport reported fewer restroom closures, a measurable drop in water use per passenger, and positive feedback from operations on reduced call-backs for stuck handles or leaks. Performance ROI View KPIs
2.2. Office Building Deployments Standardized BathSelect packages were rolled into adjacent office buildings. Reusing terminal-tested details—hole patterns, power packs, and calibration values—cut install time and simplified training for both contractors and facility staff. Corporate Multi-Site See 2.2
Night-shift sequencing, basin demo, faucet setting, power pulls, and pressure testing kept the terminal operational while work proceeded in zones.
Detection range, run-time, and safety shutoff were tuned for real-world traffic patterns and basin geometry in each restroom bank.
Usage data, run-time anomalies, and low-battery conditions are now tracked where connected to the building management system.
Water savings, fewer closures, and smoother maintenance response have been observed in the first six months of operation.
Office towers reused the airport playbook—same BathSelect package, same calibration—reducing RFIs and commissioning time.

External product links are oriented to BathSelect and related resources; swap in final SKU links as your spec set is finalized.

Video Showcase – Sensor Behavior & Service

BathSelect Lano Faucet – Sensor Operation

Walkthrough of sensor activation, run-time behavior, and maintenance access for a BathSelect commercial automatic sensor faucet used in terminal retrofits.

Retrofit Service & Cleaning Considerations

Highlights of faucet internals, cleaning access, and routine maintenance tasks relevant to contractors handing systems over to facilities teams.

Swap or supplement these videos with your own airport or office deployment footage and short calibration tutorials for field teams.

Installation Process & Sensor Calibration

Step 1 – Pre-Work & Night-Shift Sequencing

The GC and airport operations agreed on a rolling night-shift schedule to avoid passenger impact. Each night, crews:

• Isolated water to a defined bank of lavatories
• Removed manual faucets and escutcheons
• Verified deck hole spacing and cleaned scaling
• Installed BathSelect faucet bodies, anchors, and rough power whips

At the end of each shift, that bank was left water-tight and safe, with barricades removed before the first departure wave.

Step 2 – Sensor Calibration & Fine Tuning

Once all hardware was mounted and powered, commissioning technicians:

• Set initial detection range based on basin depth and counter overhang
• Adjusted run-time and auto-shutoff to match airport conservation targets
• Checked for stray triggering from mirror reflections and pass-by traffic
• Logged final settings per restroom in a shared commissioning log

This log now serves as the template for additional concourses and the 2.2 office building deployments using the same BathSelect SKUs.

Step 3 – Follow-Up Checks & Performance Results

After go-live, the airport and facilities team tracked:

• Call-backs related to faucet behavior and sensor response
• Water use per passenger, benchmarked against pre-retrofit data
• Soap consumption rates per restroom bank
• Occupant feedback captured by janitorial staff and surveys

With the configuration stable at the terminal, the same details were lifted almost unchanged into nearby office buildings, minimizing recalibration and speeding handover to corporate facilities teams.

Applications & Rollout Notes

2.1 Airport Terminal Retrofit – Sequence of Work

The terminal project followed a simple rhythm: survey, pre-fabricate, install at night, commission by morning. Detailed as-built photos for each chase, plus standard mounting details for the BathSelect faucets and dispensers, let field crews move quickly with minimal on-site decision-making.

2.2 Office Building Deployments

After the airport proved out the spec, the same BathSelect faucet + soap + mixing valve kit was introduced to adjacent office properties:

• Corporate lobby restrooms adopted the brushed finish line used at the terminal.
• Tenant floors used the same rough-in and calibration data, simplifying design.
• Back-of-house and staff areas reused the most vandal-resistant models.

For contractors and engineers, the key benefit is a repeatable detail: one coordinated package, one set of calibration values, and one training playbook for field technicians and facilities staff.

Telemetry, BMS Integration & Trending

Where IT and power allowed, select restrooms were tied into the building management system. Run-time anomalies, low-battery warnings, and outlier soap usage now raise flags before passengers notice a problem. These same points can be mirrored in office towers for shared monitoring across the campus.

Contractor Takeaways & Risk Mitigation

From a build perspective, the biggest risk items—night-shift access, power routing, and last-minute model changes—were reduced by early coordination with airport ops and by locking the BathSelect package before procurement. For engineers, the lesson is to treat faucet and soap systems like any other controls-heavy package: standardize, pilot, then scale.

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This recap shows how a single BathSelect touchless faucet and soap package supported both a major airport terminal retrofit and 2.2 office building deployments. With a repeatable spec, pre-defined calibration values, and clear sequencing for night-shift work, contractors and engineers can deliver cleaner restrooms, lower water use, and fewer call-backs—across terminals, towers, and future portfolio rollouts.