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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…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept electric car powered by renewable energy.

The Bentley Jeckyll and Hyde is a zero-emission concept car for the future, which like all other Bentleys is for those with deep pockets. Designed by Bora Kim, the concept.

Eco Factor: Sustainable museum to be powered by renewable solar energy.

Taking advantage of the sunny and warm climate of Xiamen in China, MAD Architects have outlined a sustainable museum that will ‘float’ above the city as a cloud. The…

Eco Factor: UV flashlight helps detect hard to spot oil on the beach.

In the end it’s all about breaking inhibitions and at least give a try to what has never been done before. In this case it’s about a simple test widely used to detect oil…