
SUSTAINABILITY AND USABILITY OF
PUBLIC BATHROOM TAPS
Aneesa Alli, Musa Maluleke, Sarika Bhana,
Talia Solomon,Yashar Klipp & Andrew Thatcher
School of Human and Community Development,
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
This study assessed how the design of three common public bath-
room taps was able to limit water wastage while allowing the user
to engage easily with the taps. A mixed method research design
was implemented including think-aloud procedures, questionnaires,
and an objective water collection measure. The results of this study
indicated that the simple, traditional tap had the highest score on
both usability and sustainability ...