The college I attend has recently built a few new buildings. The restrooms in these buildings contain these. What a terrible idea. First of all, the maintenance requirements are pretty high. Every day ...

We take it for granted that urinals flush. With each pull of the lever, gallons of clean water come to whisk away a few ounces of pee. If you think about it, it’s actually pretty wasteful, and the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Sanitary fixtures in men’s rooms don’t make for polite conversation. Nor would many people want to read about them over a morning cup of coffee. But it’s Jan Aceti’s job to encourage people to think ...

In a laboratory 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, a mechanical penis sputters to life. A technician starts a timer as a stream of water erupts from the apparatus's brass tip, arcing into a urinal ...

Q: Hi, Ed. I'm a contractor and read your column often. A few weeks ago you mentioned that the new waterless urinals on the market can be a water-saving option to install in new homes. I have two ...

What’s happening in our men’s rooms? Waterless urinals? Flies on the porcelain? Here’s one fact that struck me. Each commercial-use waterless urinal can save between 15,000 and 45,000 gallons of water ...

Q: I know you’re a plumber, not a marriage counselor. But I hope you can settle a dispute that my husband and I are having over our new bathroom plans. We read you column often, and because of your ...

ARLINGTON, VA. — The U.S. Army's Facilities Policy Division and Installation Management Agency have changed the specification for new construction and major retrofits to now specify waterless urinals.

This column was first published on 27 April 2012 and had to be republished due to technical glitches. On a recent weekend, as I lazily sifted through the dense chatter on Twitter, I stumbled upon a ...