Eco Factor: Solar-powered LED display doubles as a solar blind.
The SolPix by Simone Giostra & Partners Architects is the latest innovation in the field of façade architecture that not only provides solar shielding but also serves as a giant…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable medical facility receives LEED certification.
Duda/Paine Architects has won American Institute of Architects’ National Design Award for health care for their Duke Integrative Medicine facility developed in Durham, North…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission DIY electric vehicle.
The Black Current III is the brainchild of brothers Olly and Sam Young, who have spent the last six years in converting a 1960s Beetle to run on a zero-emission electric drive. The vehicle is now…
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Eco Factor: Bike center aims to increase the popularity of bikes.
Swedish architecture firm We Are You have received the third prize for an international competition to design a bicycling center in Philadelphia. The bicycling center, dubbed…
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Eco Factor: Ingenious idea to clean up Gulf oil spill using hay and straw.
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster, and most efforts to stop the leak and clean up the water have not been quite successful thus far. While several…
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Tennessee has been blessed to have a new hospital that serves the rapidly growing population of North Knox County. The $72 million structure planned and designed by BarberMcMurry Architects in collaboration with HDR architects is based on the…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept vehicle powered by electricity.
Created by designer Ahmad Moslemi Far, the SKUDI is what the streets of future need desperately. The shape-shifting vehicle is powered by a zero-emission electric engine and its…
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Eco Factor: Biodegradable dress made from polyvinyl alcohol.
Fashion and engineering students at Sheffield Hallam University have developed a wedding dress that could be dissolved after the wedding function to transform it into five new fashion…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable yacht powered by renewable energy.
British boat designer Alastair Callender has unveiled the design of his new super yacht, the Soliloquy. The 58-meter-long yacht is covered in energy generating photovoltaic cells and will.
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Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient vehicle made with recycled and natural materials.
Fiat has unveiled its new Uno Ecology concept car that has been made using recycled and other natural materials. The vehicle features a 1.0-liter engine equipped with a..
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