Eco Factor: Computerized skin lets fresh air to reduce energy consumption.
German Architects Sauerbruch Hutton have figured out a way to make high-rise buildings green by letting in fresh air without increasing the overall energy demands. The…
Eco Factor: Solar-powered multifunctional concept robot.
The success of R2-D2 robot in Star Wars has made industrial designers conceptualize real-life robots that can perform a variety of tasks to continue the success story. Inspired by the…
Eco Factor: Rooftop solar array to generate about 2.6MW of renewable electric power.
NexGen Energy and Bella Energy have announced that the two companies will build a gigantic 2.6MW solar array on the roof to the Calvin L Rampton Salt Palace…
Eco Factor: Sustainable convention center to be developed by COX Architecture.
COX Architecture has unveiled the designs of a sustainable convention center to be built in Taiwan for the turnkey team. The Kaohsiung Exhibition and Convention Center..
Eco Factor: Sustainable home built from recycled shipping container.
Architect Jim Poteet has created a unique dwelling space for Stacey Hill in Texas that maximizes the use of environmentally friendly materials inside out. The house, made from a..
Eco Factor: MIT researchers create synthetic, self-assembling chloroplast that restores solar cells damaged by the sun.
Scientists have mimicked nature numerous times to facilitate technological advancements that have leaped mankind into a sci-fi..
Eco Factor: Speakers made from biodegradable PLA material reduce waste.
Green Voice, an eco-friendly speaker, finds use in your favorite empty perfume bottle before you had decided to abandon it. Designed by Nien-An Lin, Ya-Fang Cheng and Genius…
Eco Factor: Self-reliant future cities with organic food production.
HP Skyline 2020, the online design competition asked students and professionals to collaborate and elucidate their visions and designs that would change the skyline thereby…
Eco Factor: Wooden houseboat to provide permanent residences on water.
The very thought of living in a houseboat leaves me enthralled. The whole experience of being surrounded by clean water, while enjoying magnificent view, comfort and luxury is..
Eco Factor: High-speed filter purify water using electrified nanostructures.
Our developing world is facing some serious diseases like cholera, typhoid and hepatitis, thanks to the dirty, unsafe water. In an attempt to provide a solution,…
