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Sahara Eco Shower

Peter Brewin

The Sahara shower, designed by Peter Brewin when he was a student at the Royal College of Art, is a shower system that recycles water and reheats it to provide a more water efficient way of showering. The shower can pause water flow until it reaches the desired temperature and it also allows the user to monitor the volume of water used per shower. It is estimated that the shower could save families around £170 per year. Peter Brewin's design won the British Standards Institution Environmental Design Award in 2005.

Sahara Eco Shower
 

Creative Contribution

What was the significant innovation in approach or thinking behind the project/artwork? How can this be recognisably attributed to the involvement of creative practice?

The Eco Shower provides feedback to the shower user in order to provide them with an understanding of water usage. In addition, it is one of very few inventions to turn the shower into a site of sustainable practices and environmental awareness. Consequently, daily self-care practices also become the site of environmental care.

Collaboration

What were the disciplinary contributors to the project? What model of research / development was followed? What were factors leading to success / problems?

In 2005 the Sahara eco shower won the Environmental Design Award. It has also featured in news media and led, to some extent, to awareness that there are different sites around the home which are available to transformation into more sustainable practices.

Values

What were the outcomes of the project? How were these disseminated to outside stakeholders? What models of value are implied by this project? What was the Impact of the work?

In 2005 the Sahara eco shower won the Environmental Design Award. It has also featured in news media and led, to some extent, to awareness that there are different sites around the home which are available to transformation into more sustainable practices.

Links and Resources

http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~cddl/ecoshower.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4219890.stm