Eco Factor: Sustainable building gets powered by renewable energy.
“Red Hook Green” is a result of the joint efforts by Garrison Architects, which is an American firm, and developer Jay Amato. Following the ZEB concept, this 4,000 square…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable transport system designed to run on seaweed.
Renowned Belgian architecture firm Vincent Callebaut has proposed a sustainable transportation alternative that would involve zero-emission airships powered by bio-hydrogen,…
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Eco Factor: Organic building with plant-clad containers.
The concrete jungles are taking away most of the available land, making gardens a rare sight. To deal with this ugly situation, Gaetano Pesce has come up with a brilliant solution. The…
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Eco Factor: Sewage treatment plant to generate renewable energy.
Sewage treatment plants make use of a variety of bacterium that convert organic matter into methane but leave waste containing ammonium into phosphates, which is further removed…
Delft researchers develop energy-efficient sewage treatment technique Read More »
Eco Factor: Zero-emission all-electric yacht made using bamboo plywood.
The CUT is a eco-friendly yacht concept by designer Christian Peetz, which has been designed to answer the prayers of all those longing to cruise sustainably on electric…
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly SUV powered by a low-emission hybrid engine.
Students at the Rose-Hulman have unveiled a hybrid-electric SUV that has been developed for a national competition called “Eco-car, The Next Challenge”. The competition has.
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Eco Factor: Sustainable lamp powered by solar energy.
Designed by Wendy Legro, a student at The Netherland’s Design Academy of Eindhoven, the Morning Glory is a solar-powered lamp that takes shape of a flower. The project aims to reduce the…
Morning Glory solar-powered flower glows sustainably after dark Read More »
Eco Factor: Eco-friendly modular classrooms generate more renewable energy than its requirements.
Bay area startup, Project FROG, has developed new modular classrooms that are outfitted with 60 solar panels that reduce the electricity costs to…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Toyota says that the recent advancement in fuel-cell technology has enabled it to cut the price of building fuel-cell vehicles by 90 percent, which can allow the company to sell…
Toyota can sell a $50,000 fuel-cell car by 2015 Read More »
In the modern world resources are getting scarce at a rapid pace, which makes it extremely important for everybody to recycle, reduce and reuse objects which otherwise would add to landfill waste. Plastic takes thousands of years to degrade and…
In Photos: Chandeliers made from recycled materials Read More »
