The ActiClean self-cleaning toilet from American Standard has been named a 2016 GREEN GOOD DESIGN award recipient in the Green Products category. This recognition is presented by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.
The GREEN GOOD DESIGN award distinguishes innovative industrial designs that display forward thinking and progress toward a healthier and more sustainable world. It aims to raise public consciousness of products that contribute to worldwide design invention while incorporating the ideals of energy and resource conservation.
“Winning a GREEN GOOD DESIGN award for the ActiClean toilet is a honor for all of us at LIXIL,” says Maha El Kharbotly, chief marketing officer of LIXIL Americas, the business unit under which American Standard operates.
“American Standard has a commitment to producing products that save water without sacrificing performance. Being recognized by this award program for the technologies and water-conserving performance of the ActiClean toilet is an affirmation of this goal,” El Kharbotly adds.
ActiClean is a toilet that cleans itself with a press of a button. It combines the power of the VorMax flushing technology with a fully integrated self-cleaning system. Press a button, walk away, and let the toilet do the rest.
ActiClean eliminates the need for add-on after-market cleaning solutions that may not work effectively with high-efficiency, low consumption toilets. ActiClean is effective in terms of cleaning because it not only releases cleaner into the bowl, but uses the VorMax technology to scrub the bowl clean. The WaterSense-certified toilet uses a jet of only 1.28 gallons of water per flush.
This is the fourth time that American Standard has been named a GREEN GOOD DESIGN award recipient. In 2014, the Company won a GREEN GOOD DESIGN award for its SATO sanitary toilet pan, designed for use in developing countries to close off open pit latrines and help prevent the spread of disease. American Standard received recognition in 2013 for its ICS scrub sink with Selectronic IC faucet, which was recognized for its technology promoting a more hygienic healthcare environment. In 2012, the Company received a GREEN GOOD DESIGN award for its Decorum FloWise commercial urinal.
Since 1950, more than 40,000 GREEN GOOD DESIGN awards have been presented to manufacturers, design firms and Fortune 500 companies. An international panel composed of leaders in the design industry select more than 100 products, programs, people, government, environmental planning, and architecture as the best representations of green design.