Throughout history, people have bathed in public rather than in private. Should we bring back the public bathhouse for the sake of sustainability?
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Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands
The long read: For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy
Instead of the pub after work, they get naked together here
In some countries, it’s not unusual to visit a sauna with colleagues. For foreigners new to the practice, it can be a shock.
The case for environmentally sensitive housing
If we are serious about providing the best quality homes we must regenerate the empty built environment. Sustainability would be good too
The no-flush movement: the unexpected rise of the composting toilet
We squander masses of clean water flushing away our own waste instead of using it as fertiliser. But a lavatorial eco revolution has now begun
The Baths of Trajan Reopen to the Public: “The Painted City” and the “Great Mosaic” Have Been Restored
The restoration project for the large exedra and the underground gallery of the Baths of Trajan at Colle Oppio has been completed. The project, carried out as part of the PNRR – Caput Mundi initiative, opens new archaeological spaces and important artifacts from Imperial Rome to visitors.
Massive ancient Roman bath complex opens to visitors
Rome's Baths of Trajan, an ancient bathing and leisure complex featuring giant frescoes and mosaics, is opening to visitors for the first time, the city's mayor said on Tuesday.
Reclaimed Systems
Reclaimed systems - ethical sustainable art & technology for people and planet
Housing for all – Victorian Socialists
Housing should be a right, not a commodity. We’re fighting for a five-year rent freeze, 150,000 new public homes, and a ban on hoarding property.
Physical and Mental Effects of Bathing: A Randomized Intervention Study
Showering is the most common form of bathing worldwide. Whole-body immersion bathing in warm water (~40°C) is common in Japan and exerts sufficient hyperthermic action to induce vasodilatation and increase blood flow, supplying more oxygen and nutrients to the periphery. Cross-sectional studies report better subjective health status with an immersion bathing habit. This randomized controlled trial compared the effects on health of immersion bathing and shower bathing in 38 participants who received 2-week intervention of immersion bathing in warm water (40°C) for 10 min (bathing intervention) followed by 2-week shower bathing without immersion (showering intervention) or vice versa (n = 19 each group). Visual analog scale scores were significantly better for fatigue, stress, pain, and smile and tended to be better for self-reported heath and skin condition after bathing intervention than after showering intervention. The SF-8 Health Survey showed significantly better general health, mental health, role emotional, and social functioning scores. Profile of Mood State scores were lower for stress, tension-anxiety, anger-hostility, and depression-dejection. Immersion bathing, but not shower bathing, exerts hyperthermic action that induces increased blood flow and metabolic waste elimination, which may afford physical refreshment. Immersion bathing should improve both physical and emotional aspects of quality of life.
What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another way
A visit to my friend in a remote Yorkshire village led me into a three-month immersion in one of Britain’s most remarkable forms of social care.
How bathroom posture affects your health.
Shortly before Christmas in 1978, the leader of the free world came down with a severe case of hemorrhoids. The pain was so bad that President Carter...
Public Luxury in practice
In his second blog for our UBS Hub, Phil Jones expands upon what 'public luxury' might look in terms of practical policy.
German Cities Are Solving The Age-Old Public Toilet Problem - Fast Company
Paying businesses to allow access to their toilets, rather than trying and failing to maintain public ones on the street, is such an obvious and such a brilliant idea.
Letter of Recommendation: Washing Dishes (Published 2019)
Cutting through the clutter, in life and the kitchen sink.
