Eco Factor: Solar powered water collector and purifier.
With more than a billion people on our planet still striving hard for fresh water, industrial designers have started thinking of new ways to quench the thirst of these individuals using…
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly library proposal powered by renewable wind energy.
Eco-conscious architect and designer Michael Jantzen has conceptualized a sustainable library that will be powered entirely by renewable wind energy. Christened the Winds..
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Eco Factor: Highly efficient wastewater treatment solution developed by LG.
LG Electronics has entered the water treatment business with its first wastewater treatment solution called the Green Membrane Bioreactor process. Incorporating the most…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable building generates renewable solar energy.
HOK and the Weidt Group have come up with a concept office building that has been designed to Net Zero Emission Building standards of the US Department of Energy. The office,…
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Eco Factor: Energy-saving subway cars with green credentials.
Designers at BMW Group DesignworksUSA and Siemens have designed new environmentally friendly subway cars that will go online in the Polish capital city of Warsaw in 2012. Christened…
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Eco Factor: Concept yacht propelled by electricity.
Designers over at Pama Architetti Design have conceptualized a solar-powered yacht that has been made from fiberglass and includes enough photovoltaic panels to generate about 5KW of renewable…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by electric batteries.
Germany’s MK-Group Holding has announced that the company will be distributing an all-electric variant of the Fiat 500 at a cost of 23,900 euros, which doesn’t include batteries.
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Eco Factor: Sustainable tower utilizes algae to produce renewable fuel.
Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham of London Studio CRAB have been awarded the $65,000 second prize in the International Competition for Taiwan Tower at Taichung. The…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable university campus aims to achieve Singapore’s highest Green Mark rating.
Architects at UNStudio and DP Architects have been selected to develop Plot A of the Singapore University of Technology and Design campus, which…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable tower generates about 8MW of wind power.
An entry at the Taiwan Tower Competition, the Tower of Power by NL Architects is a 300-meter high freestanding tower with sightseeing and recreational functions. The tower…
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