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Student-innovators hailed for sustainable ergonomic design

The Ergoneering: GAIA Economics Product Design Competition challenged the most promising talents  to  conceptualize and create novel and sustainable design solutions that may revolutionize ergonomics in diverse industries.

Organized by the Industrial Management Engineering Society (IMES) of the De La Salle University (DLSU), innovators from Mapúa University, Adamson University, DLSU, and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), embarked on a joint journey of econovations to showcase their visions for a greener future.

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Benilde Industrial Design students (from left) Glenn Hernandez, Ralph Sales, and Justin Osorio of Team Benilde’t Different are hailed as the Top Winner of this year’s The Ergoneering: GAIA Economics Product Design Competition

The proposals were screened based on originality, content, and feasibility of the product design; logical flow of the submitted infographic; and social media engagement.

Glenn Hernandez, Ralph Sales,  and  Justin Osorio  of Team Benilde’t Different were hailed as the Top Winner for  Cooltivate, a wall-mounted miniature vertical hydroponics system that allows home-scale plant cultivation without soil.

“Air conditioners typically drain around five to 20 gallons of water daily in humid weather,” the students explained. “Cooltivate  allows reuse of wastewater and introduces greenery in the home through hydroponics.”

ClinCap by Benilde Industrial Design students Paolo Aquino, Aurmalouise Matriano, Joey Manalansan, Ma. Czjenn Bustamante, and Kaitlyn Rae Ong

With the help of sprinklers, water collected in the reservoir will continuously drip downwards to the foldable plant pockets. It likewise features an air-purifying curtain ideal for tiny living spaces as well as sensors to prevent overflow.

Team Ideation Catalysts, comprised of  Paolo Aquino, Aurmalouise Matriano, Joey Manalansan, Ma. Czjenn Bustamante,  and  Kaitlyn Rae Ong, landed as First Runner-Up for their revolutionary tumbler cover dubbed as  ClinCap.

“Say goodbye to plastic bottles and embrace sustainability,” they beamed. “ClinCap  filters out impurities and disinfects water using UV-C light, ensuring clean and safe drinking water.”

Jupiter by Benilde Industrial Design students Al-nair Zambrano, Bhea Mallari, John Dence Flores, Viven Dazo, and Alex Estorque

The rechargeable device is powered by a built-in filtration with absorbent and fine filter layers made from micro-cellulosic plant-based fibers. It was developed with comfort and convenience in mind and comes with an anti-leak silicon.

Al-nair Zambrano, Bhea Mallari, John Dence Flores, Viven Dazo,  and  Alex Estorque  of Team Golden Ratio finished as the Second Runner-Up with  Jupiter, a mobile composting unit that  produces  biogas through digestion of food wastage.

“About 1,717 metric tons of food are wasted daily in the Philippines, releasing significant methane emissions that trap heat in the atmosphere,” they expounded. “To divert food waste from landfills and slow down climate change, methane can be harnessed as an alternative energy source to produce biogas.”

Cooltivate by Benilde Industrial Design students Glenn Hernandez, Ralph Dylan, and Justin Osorio

The unit comes with biomass bags, a methane tank, and a stove unit. It can be used for two to three hours of cooking both indoors and outdoors.

The trailblazers from the Industrial Design Program of Benilde School of Environment and Design (SED) nabbed the top three spots.

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