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Eco Factor: Zero-emission armored vehicle runs on electricity.

After the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, Indian soldiers were in need of specialized vehicles that can operate in narrow corridors, hotel lobbies and other confined spaces, either to…

Eco Factor: Low-emission car powered by a hybrid engine.

The Opel Flextreme GT/E is the newest concept by Opel/Vauxhall that has been built on the foundations of the Opel Flextreme concept from 2007. The concept is designed to illustrate the…

Eco Factor: Sustainable spa to be made using recycled materials.

Studio Noach along with Anne Holtrop has designed a floating spa exhibition that will be on display during the Architecture of Consequence in the Netherlands. The spa has been…

Eco Factor: Houseboats designed to be powered by solar energy.

Magma Design has unveiled LoftFloat houseboats for the fluvial surroundings of Barcelona. These unique floating lofts measure 45 square meters and are entirely powered by solar…

Eco Factor: Energy positive office building generates solar and wind energy.

Designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au, the Town Town Tower is a proposal for a sustainable office building to be developed in Erdberg, Austria. The crystalline building is the…

Eco Factor: Off-grid classroom is powered entirely by solar energy.

Blue Forest has designed a ground-breaking Eco-Classroom for Benenden School in Kent that will provide an innovative teach space that is surrounded by mature parkland. The unique.

Eco Factor: Electric car to be powered by solar energy.

A team of students at the University of Virginia earlier converted a Honda accord to run clean on electricity and now they’re trying to better their ride with renewable energy. Students in..

Eco Factor: Lamp designed to harvest solar energy.

Designed by French architect and designer Stéphane Maupin, the Saint Clair lamp is a solar-powered lamp that was one of the winning entries for the VIA Project Assistance Grant. This sustainable.

Eco Factor: Plan to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2020.

Norway has outlined plans to cut carbon emissions 30 percent in the next decade, which are one of the deepest emissions cuts of any nation ever. The plan includes infrastructure…

Eco Factor: Sustainable pavilion for World Expo 2012, portrays oceans using solar energy.

MVRDV has unveiled the design of “The Water Cube Pavilion” for the World Expo 2012 to be held in Yeosu, Korea. Designed under the theme of “The Living.