Photo courtesy of Jasper Sanidad. Photo has been edited for commercial purposes. Social issues and design are increasingly intertwined. Tamara Allen, Architectural Consultant at Wind NW (an authorized Bobrick sales representative), knows that from experience. She and her team frequently give presentations to school district construction management teams on facility design trends and best practices. Naturally, restroom privacy and the social issues that they address — such as gender neutrality and the needs of transgender individuals — are a key learning objective. “We always research the local area and the privacy challenges they’re running into,” says Allen. So when Vashon Island High School, just outside of Seattle, began exploring all-gender facilities to support the school’s

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