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Eco Factor: Zero-emission boat powered by solar energy.

A team of design engineering students at the Royalton High School have crafted a sustainable zero-emission boat that is powered by onboard solar panels. Christened Tropheus, the boat was made.

Eco Factor: Sustainable design uses modern agricultural technology to help nature flourish.

‘Engineered Biotopes’ is London based teammates Anthi Grapsa Konstantinos Chalaris’s attempt at introducing some greenery into Greek city of Piraeus…

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly apartment tower concept with terraces plantings.

As part of a wider masterplan to regenerate Beirut, Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron have proposed an apartment tower concept that exhibits a very unique and innovative.

Eco Factor: Energy efficient office building.

A former 4.150sqm rail embankment site will soon hold the first Eco-quarter of Paris. French project developer ICADE Promotion has commissioned MVRDV to design the Pushed Slab office building at ZAC…

Eco Factor: Prefab eco house with rainwater collection and passive solar windows.

Sitting on 320 square-foot area at Checquamegon Bay in Bayfield, Wisconsin, the EDGE house certainly has an edge over other massive and lavish houses. EDGE short for.

Eco Factor: Home and commercial charger for electric vehicles.

Yesterday it was Coulomb Technologies with its new electric vehicle charger and today we have ECOtality and Frog Design with the Blink EV Charger. The developers claim that the Blink..

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

The recent launch of Cayenne hybrid made Porsche’s intentions very clear and the company has now confirmed that a hybrid version of the Panamera will also be available in 2011. The…

Eco Factor: U.S. Navy grants contracts to design, install and manage solar arrays.

The U.S. Navy’s association with solar power dates back in 2002 and this time around, it goes huge. The Navy has recently awarded five contracts worth up to $100..

Eco Factor: Concept robots purify oily water.

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has triggered the development of schemes that can protect the environment if such disasters happen in future. While some people are proposing use of dispersants or hay,…

Eco Factor: Sustainable apartment building minimizes energy consumption.

Halle 58 Architects have developed the Gebhartstrasse Apartment in Liebefeld Switzerland that aims to reduce energy consumption by incorporating several advanced passive…