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My thoughts exactly. Kudos for geeking out on the problem, but that shouldn't be necessary.

• mikeash 13y ago
  On the other hand, building new bathrooms or expanding existing ones can be a long and expensive process, so improving the efficiency of existing resources can be a smart way to go.
  • sbuk 13y ago
    Especially in older buildings like the one MxM are based in... http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/75/67/3756777_737cd932.jpg http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/75/67/3756777_737cd93...
  • YokoZar 13y ago
    One of the easiest ways to do this is to declare the bathrooms unisex, especially if you have a serious gender imbalance at work. I worked at a startup office that had a (typical) 80% male to female ratio, but the building was designed with two male and two female toilets. These were the types of bathrooms that had a single toilet, a single seat, and a door for the whole thing, much like a bathroom in your home. Having such a bathroom be assigned to one gender only doesn't really make much sense, but it was especially apparent when there was frequently a line for the men's bathrooms while both womens were empty.
    • jhardcastle 13y ago
      The video/gif on the article shows both men and women entering and exiting. There is only one LED. There is only one website. The diagram only shows three stalls. I venture to guess that this bathroom is already unisex.
      • threedaymonk 13y ago
        All three cubicles are indeed unisex. (I used to work there.)