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Eco Factor: Self-sufficient skyscraper harvests solar and wind energy.

Conceived as a city that takes input from nature and the surrounding the Eco-Cybernetic City by Orlando De Urrutia resembles a forest of trees that are in search of light. The..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electricity.

With the world’s most important cities introducing zero-emission zones, all vehicles that are unable to run on electric engines will be banned. In a reaction to this change, Jaguar has…

Eco Factor: Eco-skin to transform old towers into sustainable buildings.

UTS Tower in NSW, Australia has often been singled out as Sydney’s ugliest building, which is desperately in need of a facelift. Multinational architectural practice,…

Eco Factor: Energy generating prefabricated classrooms made from sustainable materials.

Designers over at Anderson Anderson Architecture have come up with prefabricated classrooms that also provide an optimized educational environment for…

Eco Factor: Concept washing machine washes clothes using manual rotations.

In places where water isn’t easily accessible, doing laundry requires a lot of effort, which requires transporting water from distant sources. The “Swirl” by…

Eco Factor: Concept zero-emission vehicle powered by electricity.

There seems to be no dearth of concept vehicles that not only run clean on electricity, but make sure that the electricity they need comes in an eco-responsible way, which in most..

Eco Factor: Modular PV system equipped with micro-inverters.

One of the greatest barriers to mainstream solar adoption has been its complexity, since solar installation requires several additional systems including grid-tie inverters, mounting…

Eco Factor: Swimming pools heated using waste heat from sewage.

On an average the water in the city pipes of Paris has a temperature of 68°F, which means that the energy used to heat water to that temperature is simply wasted. The local greening..

Eco Factor: Sustainable tourist resort harvests solar energy.

With the need for sustainable developments on the rise, architects are envisioning developments that are as great for the environment as they are for people. Mi5 Architects have…

Eco Factor: Circuit powered by solar energy.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created the world’s first photovoltaic circuit that is being envisioned to be used in next-gen self-powered touchscreen devices or even model the…