This combination toilet/wash-basin uses the hand-basin water to load the toilet for the next flush at a 70% water savings over the standard practice of a separate toilet & sink. It also saves a great deal of space and simplifies plumbing: reducing manufacturing, purchasing and construction costs in addition to square footage requirements.
Another great idea is the super-efficient combination clothes washer/dryer, which requires 1/2 the space of even a stackable set. By utilizing technologies like these and many of the ideas from ship-building and small-space living (think Tokyo apartment or Tumbleweed House here) it becomes much more appealing to think of living in a dwelling with a much smaller footprint (like the shipping containers from a post I wrote yesterday). I think we could get creative and seriously reduce our footprint, maintenance and expenses. By doing this we would be simultaneously raising our standard of living and freeing our time and energy.
I found these 2 featured products in a post on Worldchanging. (title link to post)
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we had one of the washbasins for the toilet for years. the main problem was cold water instead of hot. but very cool nevertheless.
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