LOS ANGELES UNION STATION
Retrofit Team
PLUMBER: Los Angeles Union Station Engineering Staff
PLUMBING MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE: Delco Sales, Anaheim, Calif.
PLUMBING SUPPLIER: SupplyWorks
Materials
With 50,000 to 100,000 people going through the station on a daily basis, water efficiency and hygiene are paramount. Not only do Sloan’s ECOS Flushometers reduce water volume by up to 30 percent with their dual- or single-flush high-efficiency option, but the hands-free sensor on the station’s water closets promote hygiene in the bustling facility.
Sloan’s G2 Flushometers provide similar benefits when train station representatives decided to retrofit the station’s existing Sloan Royal Flushometers on urinals. With hands-free operation, the electronic flushometers automatically operate by means of an infrared sensor for high- and low-target detection in the station’s public restrooms and its Executive Office area.
Polished-chrome Optima Faucets also were installed, providing Los Angeles Union Station with another touch-free product. The sensor-activated faucets provide efficient water savings.
WATER-SAVING BATHROOM FIXTURES MANUFACTURER: Sloan
The Retrofit
Known as the “last of the great train stations,” Los Angeles Union Station has stood as one of Los Angeles’ architectural icons since 1939. Although it operated purely as a train station for many years, the station has evolved to become a destination. Today, the mixed-use facility—listed on the National Register of Historic Places—boasts art exhibitions, live music and fine dining.
Photo: JON MILLER ARCHITECTURAL