Humus Sapiens

Decentralized sanitation solution

Awarded International Social Technology

Humus Sapiens

A solution to independent low cost sanitation facility adaptable to any climate, geography or culture.

Zero effluent disposal scalable from one to one million homes.

Certified and tested bioremediation solution with over 15 years of field research.

Award winning Social Technology. Winner of Sustainable Technological innovation prize by UNESCO and Bank of Brazil Foundation.

Contaminated water is the main factor contributing to ten thousand children`s deaths every day in the world.

Lack of Sanitation is by far the worst problem affecting human health.

Humus Sapiens (3.0) was developed in 2001 in Brazil to respond to the need for a sanitation solution that could be applied in suburban neighborhoods where water toilets were in place without connection with treatment facilities.

The final stage of development (HS3.0) is the most effective and adaptable low cost appropriate technology, scalable to any climate in any country.

No problem of demand

Simplicity and effectiveness

! The sewage from the household is directed to a sealed compartment, designed to work as an “ecosystem in a box”. The box provides three stages of biological digestion. Solids are digested and taken by the soil community to become available nutrients. Water is evapotranspirated by the plants in the superior levels. The output of the system is BANANAS and organic matter.

! Biological filtration is the most effective way of dealing with domestic sewage.

100 % treatment to all household gray and black water. Zero effluent disposal. Contributes to water and food safety.

Environmentally Safe

100% constructed onsite with locally available labor and materials, contributing to local economies. Ideal to sustainable development applications.

Social Technology

Lowest cost per unit with incomparable scalability. Compounded with other Social Tech for best housing affordability in the market.

Low Cost Triple bottom line

What is Social Technology?

! Social Technology is a concept developed to meet the modern requirements of the triple bottom line on sustainability.

! Promote appropriate solutions without the constraints of industrial production.

! Such solutions have been developed by all cultures over centuries of adaptation to communal living. Now these technologies can be verified and reproduced effectively.

! STs must meet a sustainability triple bottom line:

! Economics of scale for worldwide application

! Environmentally sound in all aspects ! Socially responsible to the local economies

Features

! Minimal space required (6sqm)

! Outdoor (in most climates) expandable and duplicable

! Indoor ( in climates with winters below -1c) 100% of household water

! No energy required (where below grade construction possible)

! Zero Effluent overflow means never needs emptying

Applications

! On new housing developments

! On existing housing developments where treatment facilities are not meeting demand fro growth (3/4 of world housing)

! Where there is no effective treatment or as replacement for obsolete septic systems

! Most housing types (freestanding or townhouse types)

! Cafés, residential schools, B&Bs, multi unit developments

! Urban, suburban or rural housing

Construction: first stage

Construction: second stage

Construction: third stage

Humus Sapiens 3.0

Results

! Thousands of units installed in Brazil, Mozambique and Angola

! One million self built houses using Social Technologies with HS 3.0 under construction

! Only approved technology in Ecovillage construction in Brazil

! Certified by

!  UNESCO

! BANK OF BRAZIL FOUNDATION

! MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF BRAZIL

Bank of Brazil Fountation

Award Best

Ministry of Science and Technology - Brazil

First Prize

KPMG and UNESCO

Certified ST

Further Research and Resources

UnB – Federal University of Brasilia

UFCe – Federal University of Ceará

Youtube

Tedx Amazonia-

Andre Soares talks about shit

Ecocentro Ipec

De olho na água – Documentary movie

André JaegerSoares Designer – author of Humus Sapiens 3.0 (ST)

0422544698

andresoares@ecocentro.org

www.ecocentro.org