XLERATOR
Green Certifications

LEED^® (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)

In March 2000, the U.S. Green Building Council formally released the LEED Green Building Rating System. Today, hundreds of public and private building projects in the United States and abroad use LEED as the standard for green building specifications. All hand dryers save trees and are a great source reduction alternative, but the XLERATOR also saves energy! This has earned XLERATOR® users qualification for LEED credits in two categories:

• EA (Energy & Atmosphere) Prerequisite 2 - Minimum Energy Performance
• EA Credit 1 - Optimize Energy Performance (now a mandatory credit for all LEED certified facilities)

GreenSpec^®

Because XLERATOR® meets a number of GreenSpec standards (energy conservation, low maintenance requirements and waste reduction), it was the first hand dryer to be GreenSpec approved. GreenSpec is a database of green products, specifications and building practices for use by architects and construction professionals. This database includes 1,750 green building products carefully screened by the editors of Environmental Building News, organized according to the 16-division CSI MasterFormat™ system. The XLERATOR® is listed in Division 10 28 00.

Environmental Building News

EBN is the leading newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction. It has been in print since 1992. EBN is independently published and advertising-free, its research and reporting uncompromised by corporate or industry sponsorships. EBN researchers independently tested XLERATOR® for its performance and energy efficiency and determined that XLERATOR® clearly outperforms conventional electric hand dryers, both in energy savings and dry time. The editors of EBN voted XLERATOR®Top Ten Product of 2002.

Read the article on XLERATOR featured in Environmental Building News.

Green Restaurant Association

The XLERATOR® hand dryer is endorsed by the GRA as the best environmental solution in the hand dryer category for the restaurant industry.

Green Hotels Association

Excel Dryer is an Alley Member and approved vendor of the Green Hotels Association. XLERATOR® is the recommended hand dryer for green hotels.

Oikos Product Directory

The most comprehensive listing of products and services for energy-efficient, environmentally responsible building construction is available at http://www.oikos.com, published by Iris Communications in Lorane, OR. XLERATOR® hand dryers are included in the directory.