Excel Dryer, a family-owned American manufacturer founded in 1963 produces highspeed, energy efficient hand dryers—with most parts sourced domestically and U.S. manufacturing throughout exceldryer.com+15Wikipedia+15exceldryer.com+15.
Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Excel Dryer’s flagship XLERATOR hand dryer offers transformative environmental benefits. A life-cycle assessment shows XLERATOR reduces energy use per hand dry by over 80% compared to recycled paper towels—resulting in up to 70% lower carbon footprint exceldryer.com+15exceldryer.com+15exceldryer.com+15. More recent independent studies confirm Excel Dryers achieve carbon footprint reductions of up to 94% compared to 100% recycled paper towels, while also addressing water pollution, air acidification, smog formation, ozone depletion, fossil fuel consumption, and ecotoxicity concerns exceldryer.com+15exceldryer.com+15exceldryer.com+15.
Their products also align with recognized sustainability frameworks: Excel Dryer publishes Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), Health Product Declarations (HPDs), and adheres to Product Category Rules (PCR), making them eligible for LEED® building credits and other green building certificationsexceldryer.com+3exceldryer.com+3exceldryer.com+3.
Serving Schools, Colleges, and Educational Facilities
Excel Dryer’s solutions are a natural fit for education environments. The XLERATOR hand dryer is engineered for high traffic restrooms, drying hands in as little as 8 seconds, helping to reduce queues and ensure hygiene—especially valuable in crowded K–12 and university bathrooms Excel Dryer+15exceldryer.com+15exceldryer.com+15. The units also offer touchless operation and optional HEPA filtration, capturing 99.999% of viruses and 99.97% of bacteria down to 0.3 microns—boosting sanitation in schools exceldryer.com+1.
Multiple case studies underline their impact in education: Sacramento City Unified School District replaced paper towels with XLERATOR units, achieving a nearly 98% reduction in waste and almost $18,000 in annual cost savings, alongside a dramatic carbon footprint reduction (80.7%)—equating to saved trees, landfill space, and water exceldryer.com. Likewise, Uşak Kanyon College in Turkey realized a 97% cost saving by installing Green Apple XLERATOR hand dryers, which also reinforced lessons on sustainability for students exceldryer.com+2exceldryer.com+2.
Excel Dryer supports the USGBC’s Center for Green Schools and its “Green Apple” initiative, promoting green education environments. A portion of proceeds from Green Apple XLERATOR units funds these programs exceldryer.com+15Excel Dryer UK+15exceldryer.com+15.
Accessibility & Operational Efficiency
Excel Dryer also emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility. Their ThinAir models are slim and ADA-compliant, and XLERATOR models can be made ADA-compliant using a recessed kit—improving restroom accessibility while maintaining performance exceldryer.com+2Wikipedia+2. Their products are durable, Made in USA certified, come with long warranties (e.g., seven years), and feature low maintenance design—appealing to school administrators managing tight budgets and high usage exceldryer.com+5exceldryer.com+5Excel Dryer UK+5.
Find out more about Excel Dryer at the Green California Schools & Higher Education Summit November 13th at the Pasadena Conference Center.