Bathroom Fixtures Fontana Showers WELL Certified Hospitality

This is a big change for AEC teams. The tap can no longer be specified separately from the basin, soap system, controls, plumbing layout, clearances, access requirements and maintenance strategy.

The WELL documentation has covered requirements like sensor-activated faucets, touchless soap dispensing, effective sink geometry, point-of-use water mixing where applicable, and bathroom configurations that minimise unnecessary contact. WELL documentation has also pointed to programmable line-purge capability for some advanced bathroom strategies.

This systems approach is naturally compatible with the specification of commercial touchless sensor faucets and coordinated automatic dispensers rather than the evaluation of each plumbing component as an isolated decorative fixture.

That means the architectural fixture schedule needs to coordinate:

faucet projection and mounting height, washbasin bowl width and depth, water-column landing point, sensor detection envelope, countertop thickness, supply and electrical rough-ins, soap-dispenser position, accessible reach requirements and maintenance access below or behind the fixture.

During design development and construction documentation, this coordination is facilitated by architect and designer specification resources, including BIM and Revit documentation, provided by FontanaShowers.

So the resulting spec is more useful than just saying “touchless tap.” This is a complete hand-washing station.

FontanaShowers’ commercial touchless tap and automatic soap dispenser systems allow AEC teams to design integrated hygiene stations where tap and dispenser operation follows the same hands-free design concept.

But a specification must go beyond the sensor itself. Engineers will assess power architecture, accessibility of the solenoid, shutoff characteristics, sensing range, service clearances, battery replacement strategy, available AC/DC configurations, mixing method, supply pressure, aerator or laminar-flow device, and availability of replacement components.

Always check model level technical documentation before scheduling a fixture.

This is important to note in hotel specifications. Using a public lavatory flow strategy for every guest bathroom can create inappropriate performance expectations.

Example calc only Flow Rate x 0.25 minute x annual activations. Realised savings depends on occupancy, activation time, pressure, fixture type, sensor setting and operational parameters.

EPA commercial guidelines also recommend approximately 0.5 gpm for public lavatory lavatories.

Rather than issuing a single tap specification for the entire property, the AEC team divides the building into operational zones.

In public areas, sensor-activated faucets and the matching contactless dispensers are featured for high-cycle use, maintainability, flow control and reduced touch points. After the completion of the plumbing fixture schedule, the design team models the projection of the faucets against the specified basin.

Private guest rooms are evaluated separately due to the different washing behaviour and EPA efficiency criteria for high-traffic public lavatories.

Food service and wellness areas will be reviewed more extensively as handwashing availability, hygiene procedures, water temperature and operational requirements may vary from standard lobby bathrooms.

In addition, WELL has released hotel-specific guidance acknowledging alternative handwashing methods in private guest rooms, emphasising the principle that hospitality lavatory zones should be assessed based on real-world use, rather than packaged as a singular environment.

The project team then coordinates fixture data via architectural elevations, plumbing schedules, electrical requirements, BIM objects, commissioning documentation, and facility maintenance procedures.

This is where a total commercial bathroom fixture and washroom systems approach is of more value than picking item by item.