The Portland Loo is featured on the International Code Council’s publication ICC G3-2011 Global Guideline for Practical Public Toilet Design. ICC-ES is the United States’ leader in evaluating building products for compliance with code. A nonprofit, public benefit corporation, ICC-ES does technical evaluations of building products, components, methods, and materials.

  Cities up and down the west coast seem to be talking about the Portland Loo. A recent article in San Francisco calls out the Loo as a potential solution to ongoing problems with existing public restrooms.

Ahh. The Loo in a park setting. In Florida, Lake Hollingsworth is a regional runner’s mecca… with no public facilities. The community has created an event to raise funds for public restrooms. Is the Portland Loo an appropriate solution? Possibly. Loos are simple, sturdy, designed to prevent illicit activity, ventilated, and easy to clean and maintain. Loos can be installed along the [...]

Portland Loos connect to municipal water and sewer. Watch the final site preparations and a loo being lifted into place near a busy Portland park. Installation Video of the Portland Loo

Marketing an amenity or piece of street furniture to sell  is an unusual venture for any city. However,  access to public restroom facilities is an issue for City’s around the world. Watch this video of a story by KATU news in Portland to find out why Commissioner Randy Leonard believes selling the Loo to other jurisdictions.

  This article may come across as a little sarcastic, but that’s how Manhattanites roll. It does not necessarily betray impartial reporting. Would the Loo work in Manhattan or the Boroughs? Central Park? Ferry Terminals? the High Line? …..Thousands if not millions of residents and tourists, young and old, on foot, bike, wheelchair, and stroller every year. [...]

Portland advocacy organization Public Hygeine Lets Us Stay Human (PHLUSH) has been featured in the Red Cross blog.  PHLUSH is a great supporter of the Portland Loo. “PHLUSH believes that toilet availability is a human right and that well-designed sanitation facilities restore health to our cities, our waters and our soils. We meet third Mondays at 5:30 [...]

The Portland Loo has been imported by the beautiful seaside City of Victoria, British Columbia. In November, a Portland Loo designed and manufactured in Portland was shipped over the border. The Loo was installed in a popular nightlife area to meet the needs of locals and tourists alike. Check out a local article in Victoria’s [...]

The Portland Loo Debate Anyone who has roamed an urban area either as a tourist or as an inhabitant has more than likely encountered a universal but seldom talked about problem: Where to find a public toilet to take care of business when nature calls. In a rural area this need can generally be tended [...]

Third public restroom will get a ceremonial first flush The new Portland Loo – a public toilet – will open Friday, Nov. 19, at Southwest Ash Street and Naito Parkway, near Waterfront Park and Saturday Market. It’s the third Loo in the city. City Commissioner Randy Leonard will be joined in the first ceremonial flush [...]