Eco Factor: Office desk made from recycled materials.
We aren’t new to furniture made from auto parts, but each time we see a new contraption, life takes a new swing, and our eco-conscious heart says… take this home. This is what happened to..
M5 office desk made from the rear of a wrecked Corvette C5 Read More »
Eco Factor: UK’s largest bench made from reclaimed materials.
Designers at Studio Weave have created and installed a 324m long bench on the seafront at Littlehampton in the UK. Christened “The Longest Bench”, the environmentally-friendly…
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Eco Factor: Rainwater harvesting system purifies water.
The Clean Rain is the brainchild of designers at Rain Harvesting Pvt Ltd, and has been designed to offer consumers an all-in-one maintenance free rain head, flush diverter and storm overflow.
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission unmanned aircraft powered by a hydrogen/electric hybrid engine.
AeroVironment has announced that the company’s first aircraft developed under the Global Observer Joint Capability Technology Demonstration program has…
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Human scale recently introduced Humanair purifier which makes certain that you breathe in clean air using a very small amount of energy. The powerful device uses Clean Air Zone technology to cleanse the air around you from pollutants, dust, and…
Energy efficient air purifier consumes scanty 22W to create 99% pure air Read More »
Eco Factor: Researchers produce biobutanol from whiskey by products.
Researchers at the Edinburgh Napier University in the Scotland are using rather interesting ingredients to produce biobutanol. They are using whiskey by products such as pot ale.
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Eco Factor: Hydroponic tower with purification tanks, wind turbines, and solar panels.
Responding to the fertile land of oasis disappearing rapidly under the increasing urban sprawl in Syria and other Middle Eastern countries, architects James…
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Eco Factor: Electric vehicle set off for the longest and greenest world tour.
After making news with his 18-month pioneering world tour in a solar-powered “taxi” two years ago, Swiss schoolteacher Louis Palmer is now organizing another tour to…
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Eco Factor: System to suck oil from seawater after spills.
After the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon disaster, industrial designers have escalated efforts to design systems which can limit the impact of such a happening in future. While some have…
Concept system to combat oil spills saves seabirds as well Read More »
Eco Factor: UD to reduce its carbon footprint by installing solar photovoltaic system.
In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint by 20 percent by 2020, the University of Delaware will soon be installing a solar photovoltaic system atop three…
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