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Eco Factor: Data center to make use of renewable energy wherever possible.

Lockerbie Data Centers has been given the green light by Dumfries and Galloway Council to develop UK’s largest data center. The £950 million project will create about…

Eco Factor: Sustainable kindergarten saves up to 20% energy.

Danish architecture firm C.F. Moller has unveiled the Dragen Children’s House, a new kindergarten in Denmark that integrates sustainable building practices and energy-saving systems to.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept motorcycle powered by electricity.

The use of electric engines not only allows designers to think of vehicles that don’t pollute, but also encourages them to experiment with new materials that weren’t easily..

Eco Factor: Ethanol-fueled fireplace doesn’t pollute your home.

With winter season already knocking on our doors, it’s time to find the best ways to keep our interiors warm and cozy, with minimum impact on the environment. Burning ethanol…

Eco Factor: Electric cars to boost US grid by storing excess energy.

The US Department of Energy is lending funds to Detroit Edison Co. and several partners to demonstrate the use of advanced batteries that are used in EVs to boost the US power…

Eco Factor: Private housing development to be powered by 6MW solar plant.

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is giving the final touches to a 6MW solar plant that will power their new Soaring Heights Communities, a record-setting private housing…

Eco Factor: Self-sufficient city proposal for 100,000 inhabitants.

With the world looking for better living alternatives that are self-reliant in terms of energy, design and architecture firms are pushing the limits of technology to help save the..

Eco Factor: Sustainable prefabricated home gets powered by renewable energy.

A floating home is where you could find yourself living if the average temperature of the planet continues to rise. Industrial designer Gabriel Wartofsky is leaving no…

Eco Factor: Flexible solar cells aim to reduce prices by as much as 25%.

After announcing the company’s plan to become the largest solar manufacturer in Japan by 2012 and eventually one of the top players in the global industry, Sanyo is being..

Eco Factor: Saddle equipped with a solar-powered refrigerator for transporting medicines.

Kenya-based Nomadic Communities Trust (NCT) has partnered with Designmatters at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and Princeton…