Barrier-free bathrooms today combine design, comfort, and functionality. This panel discussion explores how to achieve that and why it's time to rethink living spaces for all generations.
The VDMA Sanitary Technology and Design panel focuses on bathroom concepts that unite accessibility, comfort, and aesthetics. Topics include innovative product solutions, challenges in housing construction, regulatory frameworks, and funding opportunities. Representatives from industry, trade, urban planning, and politics share perspectives on how to make barrier-free bathrooms future-proof, cost-effective, and visually appealing. The discussion highlights the urgency of demographic change and the need for forward-looking planning, clear standards, and better communication.
Jens J. Wischmann (VDS) in conversation with:
- Prof. Mike Josef Guechenberger (Head of Urban Planning and Housing, City of Frankfurt)
- Michael Hilpert (President of the ZVSHK)
- Annette Jura (Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building)
- Tilo Pahl (Managing Director, Bette GmbH & Co. KG, Chair of VDMA Sanitary Technology and Design)
- Thorsten Stute (Managing Director, HeWi Heinrich Wilke GmbH)
This panel was supported by VDMA Sanitärtechnik und -design.
