EAST LONGMEADOW, MASS.—Excel Dryer, Inc. announced that BUILDINGS Magazine has selected its XLERATOR high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryer as a Top Money-Saving Product for 2011. Finalists were based on the money-saving qualities offered to building owners and facility managers in areas such as energy consumption, water savings, lighting, productivity, maintenance, and more. After reviewing more than 125 submissions, BUILDINGS’ editorial staff selected an elite group of products.
XLERATOR completely dries hands in 10 to 15 seconds—three times faster than conventional dryers. It uses 80 percent less energy and delivers a 95 percent cost savings versus paper towels, while creating a more hygienic restroom. XLERATOR also is the only hand dryer to be MADE IN USA Certified, the first hand dryer to be GreenSpec listed and helps facilities qualify for multiple LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits from the U.S. Green Building Council.
“XLERATOR was chosen as a top Money-Saving Product because it provides an economical solution that offers significant cost savings to building management,” says Chris Olson, chief content director at BUILDINGS.
William Gagnon, vice president of marketing and key accounts, Excel Dryer, notes that the company’s website features a cost savings and environmental impact calculator that facility managers can use to create a detailed report about their specific projects with actual savings and ROI figures. The report compares the costs of hand dryers to paper towels and shows savings based on the purchasing and handling cost of paper towels along with the cost of electricity per kilowatt-hour. The calculator also determines the specific environmental benefits of using XLERATOR dryers, detailing realistic reductions in CO2, pounds of paper towel waste, cubic meters of landfill, gallons of water, and gasoline emissions; the report also cites the specific number of trees saved by using high-efficiency, high-speed hand dryers.
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