5 students have designed a ventilation system for homes made from recycled materials. This allows the temperature to be lowered. The students hope that their approach will be further developed and perhaps supported by companies or institutions.
What did the students do? A team of five students from Altamira, Tamaulipas (Mexico), has developed an innovative ventilation system that is completely made from recycled materials. This is reported by the magazine Xatakahome.com.
The project “Eco Freezer Slim” was created as part of the ecological prototype exhibition “Expomuni 2025”, where students were asked to design prototypes with positive social and ecological impacts.
The students’ presented system is intended to provide an affordable and sustainable alternative for cooling living spaces. The project does actually reduce the temperature in the apartment, but it cannot match the performance of a real air conditioner.
Innovative Ventilation System from Recycled Material
How does the system work? The presented device “Eco Freezer Slim” mainly consists of recycled cardboard. On the back, about a dozen half PET bottles (1.5 liters) are mounted, without bottoms but with bottle necks.
The air from outside is channeled through the bottles, which according to the students is supposed to ensure that the temperature in the room decreases. In initial practical tests, the students found a reduction of about 4 degrees Celsius.
In practice, it is more of a passive, improved ventilation that provides a fresh feeling through air circulation, but does not replace a real air conditioning unit.
Other students are also engaged in environmental causes or for their peers. For instance, one student had the problem that his hand is not properly developed and therefore he cannot use it correctly. A few students developed a robotic hand for him from a 3D printer: 15-year-old receives robotic hand from 3D printer that actually works – “They changed my life”
