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Eco Factor: Automated greenhouse maintains ideal growing conditions.

Eco-conscious DIYer Brian Merritt has created a portable greenhouse and a seed starter that includes high-tech features to regulate interior temperature of the greenhouse. A…

Eco Factor: Seoul Gangnam District’s masterplan promises environmentally sustainable living.

With world population exploding at its seams, environmentally sustainable and affordable public housing seems the only viable option to house our…

Eco Factor: Tesla to develop electric car prototypes for Toyota.

EV manufacturer Tesla Motors has announced that the company will deliver two prototype electric cars to Toyota Motors by the end of the month. The vehicles will be based on Tesla’s.

Eco Factor: Environmentally-friendly mosque adopts energy saving techniques.

Architect Marks Barfield will be designing a £13 million environmentally-friendly mosque on a 0.4 hectare site in Cambridge. The mosque will be the first purpose-built..

Eco Factor: Photovoltaic power plant to generate up to 50MW of electrical power.

India’s National Solar Mission, which aims to install about 20GW of solar power by 2020, has attracted several private and government-controlled companies to…

Eco Factor: Sustainable housing block with geothermal heating.

Eco architecture is what the world is switching to. We can see numerous developments getting a green transformation. One such example is the Moerwijk housing estate that will be partly.

Eco Factor: Green bike that folds at one go for easy storage.

Agreed that a bike is by far the greenest and healthiest way to commute, but with its pros comes a con. In this overcrowded world, storing a bike when not riding it is a big problem….

Eco Factor: Zero-emission aircraft propelled by fuel cell and Li-Po battery.

With 10 partners from across the EU, the ENFICA-FC project seeks to demonstrate the viability of manned flight in an electric aircraft that uses fuel cells as a main…

Eco Factor: Water saving technique allows plants to grow everywhere.

Belgian scientist Willem van Cotthem is aiming to grow tropical crops anywhere in the world where it’s warm. The technique is based on the use of hydrogels, powerful absorbent..

Eco Factor: Solar-powered streetlight concept.

Fusing nature and technology, designers over at Vinaccia Integral Design have conceptualized the Solar Tree – an innovative street lighting system that gets powered by renewable solar energy. The…