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Eco Factor: Sustainable research building with passive and active photovoltaic systems.

SHoP Architects has been awarded the first prize for their design of the Botswana Innovation Hub, a 270,000-sqf office and research building that will be…

Eco-Factor: Solar powered football stadium.

South Africa left the world amazed with its hi-tech 2010 Quantum football stadium. While we enjoy the quadrennial gaming splendor, world has already set its eyes on World Cup 2022. Qatar has promised…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept motorcycle powered by electric motors.

The HMK 561 by designer Ralf Kittmann looks more like a trendy bicycle sans pedals, but is actually an ultra-light motorcycle that is designed to run without any emissions…

Eco Factor: Nissan expected to roll out next-gen GT-R with a alt-fuel technologies.

Mercedes-Benz and Audi have already announced plans to roll out fully electric versions of the SLS AMG and the R8 respectively to stay in the race of next-gen…

Eco Factor: Sustainable tower harness energy and proposes low-impact solution.

Deriving inspiration from the Welwitschia plant, architects Hunter Ruthrauff, Hayley Stewart, and Garrett Van Leeuwen have designed a biomimetic research lab where…

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

We often see auto designers envisioning all kinds of cars for a future world, where vehicles will be powered by clean electricity. Though most of these concept cars seem too futuristic.

Eco-Factor: Wind energy project fulfills local energy requirements.

Americans are at war against conventional fossil fuel harvesting after the recent BP oil spill and other mining projects across the country which have destroyed their eco-system..

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly doorbell powered by solar energy.

Doorbells are necessary but most homeowners don’t like the aesthetics of doorbells available on the market and tend to hide them behind doors or curtains. The Glow is different, not…

Eco-Factor: e waste finds use in bio-medicine.

Waste from discarded electronic goods is rising dramatically and its disposal in globally acceptable manner is a challenging problem. Researchers at the University of York have explored a use for…

Eco Factor: New technology enables veggies to grow without sun and soil.

We’ve reported about shipping containers being transformed into houses and even hotels, but Verdant Earth Technologies is transforming shipping containers into greenhouses..