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Eco Factor: Foldable bike wraps around a pole to be locked-up safely.

For those of you who live in the fear of losing on your precious bikes, a De Montfort University graduate has something great to offer. Industrial designer Kevin Scott has…

Eco Factor: Sustainable house minimizes solar exposure to reduce heat gain.

The Min/Max House by GrindHeavy has been designed to address sustainable requirements that are not common in an urban setting. The house attempts to maximize and minimize..

Eco Factor: Sustainable mixed use community with green areas.

Maxwan Architects + Urbanists have unveiled plans for a new industrial, leisure and housing community that will be constructed by following sustainable building practices. The…

Eco Factor: Building includes sustainable measures.

A collaborative team has won a design competition for designing a new science and educational building for the Copenhagen University. To be built in the University Park as part of North Campus,..

Eco Factor: All-terrain bike powered by electricity.

Fortune Hanebrink has come up with an all-terrain utility bike that surprisingly runs on a brushless electric motor. Dubbed Fortune HANEBRINK, the zero-emission vehicle is powered by a 600W…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission airplane powered by renewable solar energy.

The Swiss team behind the Solar Impulse HB-SIA solar-powered aircraft has made a new record by flying over 24 hours powered exclusively by its onboard photovoltaic array. The…

Eco Factor: Bio-fuel processors reduce the cost of fuel production.

A new concept seems ready to join a long list of already existing high efficiency bio-fuel production techniques. Researchers at the Purdue University have developed a concept…

Eco Factor: Concept vehicle powered by zero-emission electric motors.

Analysts believe that out of the total number of cars running on the roads about 95 percent carry a single passenger. Driving alone in a four-seat vehicle is an unnecessary…

Eco factor: Eco-friendly car powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The AAVA comes as Mika Heykinen’s interesting and sustainable contribution to the Winter Olympics in Helsinki. During the games, such hydrogen fuel cell powered cars will bring guests..

Eco factor: Eco-friendly car concept with hydrogen fuel cell powered electric motors.

Designed by Paolo De Giusti, the Egochine B Concept is a wonder car anyone would love to own. Deriving inspiration from the old cars like Isotta Fraschini etc.,..