Whitehall Mfg. is a division of Acorn Engineering.
Acorn Engineering is a member of USGBC.
Whitehall and AcornVac collaborate on Health Facility Planning, Design and Construction
Freedom Design Within Healthcare
Acorn Engineering's subsidiary companies, Whitehall, a leading manufacturer in Hospital Products (Hospital-Ware and Scrub Sinks), and AcornVac, have joined forces to provide an eco-friendly design solution for new and renovation hospital and health care construction. AcornVac Vacuum Plumbing Systems allow unlimited freedom and flexibility in building layout and design by offering a plumbing system that uses vacuum to transport waste water through an engineered drainage piping network before discharge to sanitary waste mains.
ACORNVAC SERVICES PROVIDED FOR HOSPITALS:
Project Estimates
System Design and Engineering Assistance
Installer Training and Certification
Installation Review & Operations Training
Vacuum toilet and piping network illustration shown
Educational Services - Professional Seminars and Chapter Presentation at no charge on request
A HEALTHY SOLUTION
Minimizes spread of bacteria by controlling vaporization of flush cycle
Reduction of health and safety risks
Protection from leaks
AN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION
Reduces water consumption
Reduces sewage output
LEED Point Potential Under Water Effeciency System
- Innovative Wastewater Technologies
- Water Reduction 20-40%
A COST SOLUTION
Vacuum toilets use only 1/2 gallon per flush (68% less than conventional low flush toilets and flush valves on every flulsh)
Smaller piping and fittengs
Reduces maintenance requirements
A RENOVATION SOLUTION
Addresses concerns with:
Structural limitations
Restrictive site issues
Embedded contaminants
A CONSTRUCTION SOLUTION
Self-venting
Smaller diameter
Smaller diameter fittings
Piping can be routed vertically or horizontally
Facilitates an "open architectural" environment
HOSPITAL PROJECT REFERENCE
Albuquerque Regional Medical Center
601 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Quintiles Blood Laboratory
1600 Terrill Mill Rd.
Marietta, GA 30067
Sutter Novato Medical Clinic *Acheived LEED Certification*
100 Rowland Way
Novato, CA 94945
Salt lake City Olympic Medical Clinic
University of Utah
100 South Fort Douglas Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84113