Eco Factor: Sustainable mixed-use development generates renewable energy.
The J1 Residential Tower by O1a Architecture has been designed as a sustainable high-rise on the Cornice in Abu Dhabi. The biodynamic project is a mixed-use development that.
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Eco Factor: Battery swapping system to make EVs practical.
Better Place, in collaboration with the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Japan’s METI and Nihon Kotsu Co., is testing the viability of battery swapping systems in Tokyo. The…
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Eco Factor: Plan to install solar panels on highways.
Scott Brusaw, an electrical engineer based in Sagle, Idaho, believes that adding solar panels on rooftops will only be able to generate up to 2 percent of the total electricity demands in the…
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Eco Factor: Low-emission hybrid yacht generates renewable energy.
China’s first green superyacht, the Yihong – Sea Stella, has made its maiden trip in Xiamen. The sustainable 63ft yacht includes photovoltaic panels on the top, which generates..
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Eco Factor: Voice phone booths to harness renewable solar energy.
Google has taken an all-new approach to promote its new Google Voice feature inside Gmail by constructing several retro-styled British phone booths that will offer adorable, green…
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Eco Factor: Couture dress made from computer ribbon wire addresses recycling problems.
Fashion is no longer about stylish clothing. It has gone beyond that to address the waste problem around us, in particular the electronic waste. We have…
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Eco Factor: Garden made from recycled polymers harvests rainwater.
Urban gardening is becoming increasingly important as rapid urbanization clears green spaces and causes spread of urban heat islands. Stylish gardeners’ fond of integrating…
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Eco Factor: Stone-walled house with mesmerizing sea view.
Designed by Greek firm Deca Architecture, the “Aloni” is a house designed as a dual response to the particular topography of the site and to the rural domestication techniques that in…
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Eco Factor: LG to put 9.7-inch color, 19-inch flexible e-paper displays into production.
You may soon get to see a new generation of color and flexible e-paper coming from LG Display. According to a recent SEC filing, the company is expecting to…
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Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electricity.
Replacing conventional gas engines from a car gives designers the freedom to test unusual vehicles that can have any shape to please their future owners. We’ve seen a variety of concept electric…
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