Sustenta Toalete ya Ntloana by Manuel Alonso Martinez Rivera is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa tse Tsitsitseng, Diprojeke le Botala Competition Category.
SileveraSehlahiswa se Tsitsitseng· 2024
Sustenta Toalete ya Ntloana
by Manuel Alonso Martinez Rivera
Client: Helvex
Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Sehlahiswa se Tsitsitseng Category
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About Sustenta Toalete ya Ntloana
Sustenta ke toalete ya dikarolo tse pedi e ikemiselitseng ho hlalosa bocha temohisiso ya tikoloho. E beha maemo a macha polokong ya metsi ka ho sebedisa dilitre tse 2.5 (0.66 digalona) ka ho fatshatsa hanngwe, e leng tlase ho feta ditoalete tsa tikoloho tsa nnete tse tsamayang ho tloha ho 3.5L ho ya ho 4.8L. Sena se emela phokotso ya ho fihla ho 60 pesente tshebedisong ya metsi, e leng kgetho e sebetsang bakeng sa tswelopele ya letsatsi le letsatsi. Ka ho lemohisa bohlokwa ba paballo ya metsi le tshebetso ya toalete, Sustenta e fana ka boiphihlelo bo bocha ba toalete bo bakang hape le ho paballa e nngwe ya mehlodi ya bohlokwa ya polanete.
The Recognition
About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award
Sustenta Toalete ya Ntloana ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Sustenta Toalete ya Ntloana e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Sustenta Toalete ya Ntloana ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Sustenta uses only 2.5 liters (0.66 gallons) per flush, its performance is well below the consumption that is considered "ecologic" (3.5 and 4.8 lpd),which represents a saving of 60% of water. Water preservation is crucial, but so it is to keep the toilet efficiency at its most, so users can enjoy a high quality product and preserve our vital liquid at the same time. It was specially designed to enhance the water flushing force to maintain a total dragging and cleaning performance. Developed and tested to successfully comply ASME standards.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Product: 342 mm x 701 mm x 811 mm
Package 1: 660mm x 760 mm x 422 mm
Package 2: 360 mm x 180 mm x 425 mm - Tags
- sustenta, water saving toilet, 2.5 liters per flush, sustainable toilet, 0.66 gallons per flush
- Production Technology
- High quality vitreous China ceramicware, produced by molding. The toilet´s basin and trap are (like the rest of the main body) enameled to ensure a top notch performance. The shape of this product is based on efficent costs of production, so that it can be bought by almost anyone (280 euros - 260 USD) it uses the principle of gravity for its performance and several fluid dynamics analysis were conducted to establish the correct shape that allowed us to perform at low pressures and 2.5 liters per flush of water consumption.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was to define, test and ensure the flushing quality with the lesser amount of water possible by running numerous fluid dynamics tests and make the pertinent changes to the physical / aesthetic design. Its shape answers to the premise of making a product cost efficient and with the less amount of scrap possible
- Research
- Sustenta uses only 2.5 liters (0.66 gallons) per flush, its performance is well below the consumption that is considered "ecologic" (3.5 and 4.8 lpf),which represents a saving of 60% of water, having the highest water saving rate in the world. Its aimed to be sold in residential, institutional and public markets due to its working pressure rate (0.2 - 6 bar). It can save up to 88.2 liters per day (32,000 liters per year) for an average house use of 7 times per day. Saving up to 1,191,141 Mega Liters / year in Mexico alone.
Some of the crucial tests ran in a certified laboratory to ensure the quality and water saving rate were:
ASME A112.19.2-2018/CSA B45.1-18 tested/evaluated:
Gravity flush tanks
Water Consumption Rate
Drain line test (18 meters)
Waste extraction test
Granule and ball test - Inspiration
- Inspired in contemporary and metropolitan design, it has sleek, well defined surfaces made possible thanks to the highest quality in vitreous ceramics with long lasting brightness. Its shape was defined by production process to ensure the minimum quantity of scrap and a maximum quality efficiency regarding molding, casting, etc.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January and finished in December 2023 in Mexico City, it was launched on mid December 2023.
- Operation Flow
- Sustenta creates a vortex which enhances the flushing force through the ceramic basin and trap in order to drag the waste efficiently, maximizing its performance, this keeps the basin clean and overall the whole toilet. It complies with the ASME standard tests, taking away efficiently 400gr of organic waste, with an overall dragging distance of 14m. Its best feature is the water saving rate, but also its working pressure, allowing Sustenta to fully function at low and high pressures (from 0.2 to 6 bar).
- Patents
- Patent Pending
- Team Members
- Product Designer: Manuel Martínez Rivera
Project Manager: Daniel Verde Hernandez
Product Engineer: Fernando Diaz Ochoa
Product Engineer: Jonathan Blancas Sanchez
Product Laboratory Testings: Eduardo Montoya Orozco
Quality Control: Marco Aurelio Sanchez
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