Eco Factor: Boats made from biodegradable materials.
We’ve seen a variety of furniture items and gadgets crafted from cardboard. However, the 22nd edition of the Cardboard Boat Race that was held on the Trend Avon River, in Oxford, brought…
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Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient supersonic aircraft concept.
Commercial supersonic flights were limited to the great Concorde. The aircraft was able to fly at Mach 2 and drastically reduce the travel time of passengers. However, with deafening sonic…
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Eco Factor: Low-emission ferry powered by solar/hybrid engine.
The world’s first solar ferry has made its maiden voyage in Hong Kong. The ferry connected the mainland with a scenic island near Hong Kong. Developed by Solar Sailor, the catamaran..
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Eco Tech: Wind power plant to generate 140MW of clean electrical power.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has formally inaugurated a $300 million wind farm near Tangiers, which when complete in 2020, will be the largest wind farm in Africa. The new…
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Eco Factor: Low-energy timber house powered by solar and wind energy.
Cyril-Emmanuel Issanchou has come up with a low-energy timber house for the competition BETWIN. Dubbed EC*-Cocoon, the low energy houses are prefabricated modules that are…
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Eco Factor: Airship powered by the power of the wind.
High flyer Stéphane Rousson is planning to fly a wind-powered airship across a stretch of Mediterranean waters. Dubbed the Zeppy 3, the airship will include 200sqm of helium and will use only.
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Eco Factor: Island to be made using plastic waste collected from North Pacific Gyre.
While companies like Electrolux are trying to convert ocean trash into vacuum cleaners, architectural firms like WHIM Architecture are proposing a gigantic…
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Eco Factor: Minimalistic Gravity Vehicle feeds on the sun to aid your transportation.
When it comes to transportation or moving around in the cities, it is difficult and it drains the life out of you, the vehicle and not to forget the environment,.
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Eco Factor: In Hedgehog, the rainwater + gray water = service water supply
Designed by Cheungvogl architects, the Hedgehog concept of building is wrapped with the a skin that has been made of high gloss finished PVC sticks. These sticks, owing to..
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Eco Factor: Giant turtle shell made from industrial trash cans.
Art is by far the best way to express ones emotions. So, what better way to show your concern for “Mother Nature”. Brian Jungen, one of Canada’s most promising young artists has…
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