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Eco Factor: 100-seat theater made using recycled materials.

The Jellyfish Theater, which we previewed last month, is the brainchild of designer Martin Kaltwasser and theater company Red Room, who wanted to make something sustainable and makeshift.

Eco Factor: Sustainable building with rooftop gardens and indoor green spaces.

BIG Architects have come up with yet another proposal for an undisclosed location in Taiwan. Christened TED, the building features an urban mix of programs with no…

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

Auto designer Murad Baste has come up with a zero-emission concept vehicle dubbed Rocky, which can be used on long distance mountainous drives. With space for four passengers, the..

Eco Factor: Cost-effective technology to capture CO2 from power plant emissions.

Conventional ways to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks of coal plants nearly doubles the price of electricity produced. This fact hinders the adoption of…

Eco Factor: Low-emission vehicle powered by a hybrid engine.

According to senior company sources, Ford’s next-generation Focus could be powered by both a turbocharged petrol engine and an electric motor that is mounted on the car’s rear axle..

Eco Factor: New device generates energy from falling wastewater.

Tom Broadbent, an industrial design student at Leicester’s De Montfort University (DMU), has developed the HighDro Power device which helps generate renewable energy from falling..

Eco Factor: Mixed-use development to promote sustainable living.

The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council has announced the completion of the project plan for a new 4500 hectare Capital District, which will serve as a second downtown for Abu Dhabi….

Eco Factor: Toyota’s newest challenge helps cut down fuel consumption by 10%.

Toyota has tossed a bizarre fuel saving concept and much obviously. After all it would be unfair to rely on company’s technological ingenuity alone to bring about…

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly raft concept with incorporated desalination process for safer drinking water.

Nothing stands close to the thrill of being in the middle of the sea and tasting your share of adventure, but the delight can sometimes cause…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered EV charging station.

California-based company SunPods Inc., is all geared up to unveil what it calls as the world’s first factory-built, solar-powered electric-vehicle charging station at the Cleantech Open event in San…