GE Smarter ToiletMatt Bloom-Carlin, Shawn Cai, Dave Huber, Micah Nethery

What is home?

Santosh and His Family

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

Insights

● Toilets are in every household● Urinalysis can be done in Toilet● Results are relevant ● Family members care

DESIGN STRATEGIESBio-metrics, Ergonomics, Sustainability, Nutrient Recycling, Air-Filtering, Hygienics

Strategy

Ergonomics2nd leading death from cancer in America

-American Cancer Society, 2014

Strategy

Electricity Generation

A microbial fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy by the catalytic reaction of microorganisms

“MFCs hold such promise because they are currently one of the most efficient means of converting waste to energy” –BBC, 2014

“THE TOILET OF THE FUTURE WILL TURN POOP INTO POWER”

– FAST COMPANY, 2011

“Finally, A Way To Harvest Hydroelectric Energy From Toilet Flushes” in Korea – Popular Science, 2014

Strategy

Reduced Water Usage

Strategy

Nutrient Recycling

“Urine is chock full of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, which are the nutrients plants need to thrive—and the main ingredients in common mineral fertilizers.”

- Scientific American, 2010

“The Global Phosphorus Research Initiative, led by Swedish and Australian scientists, estimates that the world’s readily available phosphorus supplies will be inadequate to meet agricultural demand within 30 to 40 years.”

– American Scientist, 2010

Nitrogen CyclePhosphorous Cycle

Strategy

Air-filtering plants

BenzeneFormaldehydeTrichloroethyleneVOCs

Dwarf Date PalmAreca PalmEnglish IvyBoston FernLily TurfChinese EvergreenBamboo PalmSelloum PhilodendronFlamingo LilyDevil’s IvySpider PlantBroadleaf Lady+ More-NASA Clean Air Study, 1989

StrategyMicrobial Materials Hygienics

Titanium Oxide No Touch Functionality

Thank you

BibliographyHome Photo:https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&docid=EbwPJVtqUPgUCM&tbnid=YIfqcBqEs6gi2M:&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhomesolid.com%2Ftag%2Fhome-construction%2F&ei=jdY1VIfeJ8qwyATunoCICQ&bvm=bv.76943099,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNGUlX73JUNFnT2pW0NETgEbqX6kvg&ust=1412900859842372Toilet Photos:http://itthing.com/wp-content/uploads/funny-pictures-the-toilet-trooper-KMX.jpghttp://ava7.com/images/funny-toilet-pictures/mouth-toilet.jpgDoctor Photo:http://www.samsung.com/global/business/web/healthcare/common/img/img_kv_healthcare_01.jpg