Small communal laundries in block of flats: Planning, Equipment, Handicap Adaption
The primary requirements which must be made for a communal laundry is that it must be adapted to the laundry quantities, laundry needs, and available time of the households. In addition, the equipment must be such that the work involved and the and water are kept as low as possible. It is also important that the laundry facility be regarded as an attractive work environment. The following topics are discussed: Small communal laundries offer many advantages (In the same building, Possibilities for unscheduled laundering, Economically advantageous, Easy to agree on laundering times); Calculation of laundry capacity; Equipment in the laundry (Washing machines, Spin dryer, Tumbler dryer and drying cabinets, Work table, Sink unit, Cold mangle); Information on equipment; Energy conservation measures (Heat exchanger, Outdoor drying); Location of equipment; Work areas which also suit the physically handicapped; Work postures are improved if the machines are placed on a higher level; Layouts; Standards for laundries.
- Research Organization:
- Swedish Council for Building Research, Stockholm
- OSTI ID:
- 6543153
- Report Number(s):
- PB-80-201486
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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