AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Clean Water & Sanitation
KEYWORDS
shower, sanitation, sustainable
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Kevin Chang , Tianyi Sun and Della Tosin
WEBSITE
http://www.thekevinchang.com/#/safe-agua-colombia/
Calientamigos
A cheap, easy and sustainable system to heat and pressurise water.
The Calientamigos system allows impoverished families living without hot running water to heat and pressurize water for bathing, cooking and cleaning. The system is comprised of three modular components: a portable electric water heater that safely heats 5 gallons of water to 110 degrees in 15 minutes, a simple foot pump and a multipurpose faucet head. Calientamigos works with any household container, and it is more affordable and accessible than installing a gravity-fed water system.