Hasta La Ideas

The 2009 Index Awards winner was the smart and simple Chulha stove. (More here.) But among the final nominees there’s a lot of other interesting ideas that we think deserve a mention, too. Like the Ecodrain heat exchanger above, for instance. The Ecodrain can be fitted to all new bathrooms (or put in when renovating). In place it re-uses the heat from gray-water to pre-heat fresh water for bath and shower. Design by David Velan and Rana Bose. The prototype was made by Steeltek International, Canada. More on the Index Awards page and at Ecodrain.brbr