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TRB Webinar: Creature Comforts—Designing Terminal Restrooms and Ancillary Spaces

November 16, 2021

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)

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How can airport managers ensure travelers’ needs and amenities are optimally designed? TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that provided guidance for planning and designing restrooms and ancillary spaces in airport terminals. Presenters discussed how to futureproof bathroom designs and identify design priorities. New guidance is available for 19 additional ancillary spaces which are categorized as regulated/essential, waiting-related, or layover-related amenities.

The webinar featured research from ACRP Research Report 226: Planning and Design of Airport Terminal Restrooms and Ancillary Spaces.

The slides are linked in the meeting materials. View the recorded webinar below.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

  1. Updated restroom planning and design guidance: Jens Vange, Alliance
  2. Master planning for restrooms and amenities: Shane Wirth, Alliance
  3. Engineering design considerations: Kerry Bruggemann, Michaud Cooley Erickson
  4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Alan Howell, Metropolitan Airports Commission

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

  1. Determine required and recommended restroom and amenity spaces and their impact on traveler satisfaction
  2. Identify resources for planning, designing, and implementing airport restrooms and ancillary spaces

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) provided 1 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attended this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

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