Mehrdad Mahdjoubi

Traditional showers can waste between 2 to 3 gallons of water per minute, meaning a 20-30 gallon loss of water for a 10-minute shower. Orbital Systems’ founder, Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, hopes to change that with the Orbital Systems shower, which brings NASA tech­nology to residential bathrooms. The closed-loop repurification system, which purifies and recirculates 2.6 gallons of clean water over the course of a shower, uses 90% less water than conventional shower systems and 80% less energy while providing a luxury shower experience, says the firm. The shower also includes a compatible app that provides users with precise shower usage and savings data. The shower has already saved nearly 3.4 million gallons of water across the world. Mahdjoubi is working to expand Orbital Systems’ reach in the U.S., where the Swedish firm recently opened an office in Sausalito, Calif.

Traditional showers can waste between 2 to 3 gallons of water per minute, meaning a 20-30 gallon loss of water for a 10-minute shower. Orbital Systems’ founder, Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, hopes to change that with the Orbital Systems shower, which brings NASA tech­nology to residential bathrooms. The closed-loop repurification system, which purifies and recirculates 2.6 gallons of clean water over the course of a shower, uses 90% less water than conventional shower systems and 80% less energy while providing a luxury shower experience, says the firm. The shower also includes a compatible app that provides users with precise shower usage and savings data. The shower has already saved nearly 3.4 million gallons of water across the world. Mahdjoubi is working to expand Orbital Systems’ reach in the U.S., where the Swedish firm recently opened an office in Sausalito, Calif.