التكنولوجيا وأخبارها بوابة مصر لأخبار تكنولوجيا المعلومات والإتصالات
• Consumers seek intelligent solutions to improve hygiene at home
• Private and public architecture needs to pivot to a health-based approach that addressesincreased hygiene needs
• Coen van Oostrom, Founder and CEO of EDGE, predicts thatnew health measures will play a key role in a new generation of workplaces
With new hygiene measures being rolled out around the globe, intelligent architectural
concepts can play a key role in improving consumer health and safety. Especially spaces
such aspublic lavatories, offices, restaurants or train stations need to be rethought. But the
challenges new hygiene demands pose also apply to homes. “Together with sustainability,
health will define the way we build and design homes, offices and places where people
meet,” says Coen van Oostrom, Founder and CEO of EDGE, a company that specializes in
developing a new generation of buildings that focus on the health of people and the planet. “Touchless products and speech-driven technology will play a key role in making healthy and safe offices. Consumers will want to minimize contact to surfaces as much as possible”,
adds van Oostrom.
Like Coen van Oostrom, GROHE, a leading sanitary brand and part of LIXIL, is mapping out
how improved architecture and design can help tackle current hygiene challenges. Today,particular attention with regard tonew hygiene requirements is paid to sensitive
areas like bathrooms and kitchens.More than ever, having to touch a conventional faucet–especiallyin a public bathroom–isnot an attractive option.Touchless faucets which are
controlled by an infrared sensor can therefore be a good alternative to make hand-washing more hygienic. Thanks to the activation of the water flow by justholding the hands under
the spout, the spread of germs and cross-contamination are minimized.In the kitchen, faucetsthat can be operated completely without hands and instead activate the water flow
via forearm, elbow, wrist or footoffer perfect solutions.
Over the past years,GROHE has developedan intelligent portfoliothatmeets advanced
hygiene demands in bathrooms and kitchens all over the world. “With our wide range of touchless and hands-free products, we at GROHE have the right response to the increased need of hygiene in sensitive areas such as kitchens and bathrooms”, says Jonas Brennwald,
CEO LIXIL Water Technology EMENA, Deputy CEO GroheAG. “Currently, we can say that we are already experiencing a higher demand for our hygiene enhancing products –from both our private and business customers.”
Hygienicsolutionsfor future living concepts
Especially now, new trends will emerge when it comes to the architecture of public and private spaces – and bathrooms and kitchens will be in full focus. Modern architecture aims
to provide a healthy approach to meet the increased hygiene demands.“The world has changed and the need to create health-focused architecture and interior design haschanged as well”, says Coen van Oostrom: “Even more than before, people will pay attention to hygiene factors within their workspace, kitchen and bathrooms to protect their health and safety.”
