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Patrick Nadeau’s Green Waters Bathroom Uses Hanging Plants to Treat Greywater

03/19/2012
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    Flushing toilets, running faucets, and long showers are a huge drain on ecosystems around the world, but the Green Waters exhibit by <a href="http://www.patricknadeau.com/">Patrick Nadeau</a> radically transforms the bathroom experience by using plants and technology to conserve water. Recently showcased at the Ideo Bain trade fair in Paris, France, this futuristic bathroom designed for <a href="http://www.himacs.eu/news/news_5/“green-waters”-showcasing-hi-macs-at-the-recent-ideo-bain-trade-fair-in-paris-">LG Hausys</a> in collaboration with <a href="http://www.himacs.eu/products">HI-MACS</a> features the most cutting edge technologies available to home owners interested in making their bespoke bathrooms much more sustainable than the conventional model.
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  • Green Waters by Patrick Nadeau
    Welcome to the lush green bathroom of the future.
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  • Green Waters by Patrick Nadeau
    Patrick Nadeau has combined green plants and technology to make a more sustainable bathroom
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  • Green Waters by Patrick Nadeau
    Instead of flushing water to the municipal system, all of it is captured, recycled, and treated
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  • Green Waters by Patrick Nadeau
    Wetland plants have long been known for their filtration functions and now they can be incorporated to into a modern bathroom
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  • Green Waters by Patrick Nadeau
    Compost toilets are no longer just for "hippies!"
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  • Green Waters by Patrick Nadeau
    This wonderful design makes it feel like you're showering in the jungle, except it's totally sterile and nothing is wasted!
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Green Waters by Patrick Nadeau

Flushing toilets, running faucets, and long showers are a huge drain on ecosystems around the world, but the Green Waters exhibit by Patrick Nadeau radically transforms the bathroom experience by using plants and technology to conserve water. Recently showcased at the Ideo Bain trade fair in Paris, France, this futuristic bathroom designed for LG Hausys in collaboration with HI-MACS features the most cutting edge technologies available to home owners interested in making their bespoke bathrooms much more sustainable than the conventional model.

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