Ecological comfort stations

Case Study

REVOLUTIONARY AND REMARKABLE

As a specialist in transforming shipping containers into useful and habitable spaces, DARCOM Innovations is joining forces with Premier Tech Aqua and extending its expertise with the introduction of mobile ecological comfort stations.

ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND STYLISH

With the potential to revolutionize the market of self-cleaning sanitary units, these comfort stations have a spacious interior and can be immediately seen to offer modern and secure accommodations that are clean, airy, and pleasant to use. They employ Biofiltre Ecoflo, the popular technology for treating used water from Premier Tech Aqua. Without using energy, this technology treats used water with a 100% natural filtering system. Darcom has adopting this solution, which does not create any odour, for the treatment of grey water and used water in its comfort stations.

Able to accommodate up to twenty toilets, the modular approach can be easily adapted for big projects and multi-stage installations. Darcom is offering cities, construction site managers, and events promoters an economical and efficacious solution that resolves the well-known problems associated with portable chemical toilets.

BETTER FOR CLIENTS AND USERS

Portable chemical toilets typically collect used water in large external reservoirs that are exposed to climatic conditions. Heated by the sun, the organic matter inevitably creates unpleasant odours for users and neighbouring businesses and homes. In addition to the strong smell, there are often weekly emptyings of the reservoirs and the high cost of disposal and washing with chemical agents that are more or less noxious to the environment.

In contrast, DARCOM’s comfort station is simply supplied by drinkable water at the time it is connected and then only twice per month, or as needed. When the installation has to be dismantled or moved, the DARCOM teams take care of transporting the units, emptying and cleaning the septic tanks, maintenance of the biofilters, and secure disposal of the water, making sure that it does not infiltrate into the soil.

THEY CAN BE INSTALLED ANYWHERE

and robustness, trustworthiness and flexibility, DARCOM’s comfort stations are easily moveable by truck, train, boat, or even helicopter or airplane. They can be installed or dismantled anywhere in an hour and are ready to be used as soon as the components are connected.

HOW THE WATER IS TREATED AND RECYCLED

After the water for the system has been connected, the water coming from the toilets and sinks is sent to primary treatment, at which stage large particles are removed from the water and treated. The water is then spread over the biofilter where residual particles and organic matter as well as the majority of faecal coliform bacteria are removed.

Pumped to the bottom of the filter, the water is directed into a unit where it is disinfected by ultra-violet radiation and into a chlorination unit for additional removal of faecal coliform bacteria. The secure use of the water for flushing the toilets is thus ensured.

A separate reservoir filled with drinkable water supplies the sinks for users to wash their hands.

FOR AND ALL PROJECTS

• Short- or long-term special events
  
• Seasonal or temporary installations
  
• Tourist sites
  
• Film shooting and production crews
  
• Construction sites
  
• Rest stops
  
• Workers’ camps