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Eco Factor: Mixed-use energy-saving development.

Wilkinson Eyre Architects have unveiled their proposal for the redevelopment of the 20 Blackfriars Road in the city of London. The sustainable mixed-use development will combine a 23-story building..

Eco Factor: Concept phone harvests kinetic energy generated by the movement of the user.

Japanese mobile communication giant NTT DoCoMo believes that by the year 2020, cellphones will be stuffed with technology not many would anticipate today….

Eco Factor: Teahouse made from sustainable materials.

Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori has created a sustainable teahouse in Japan that gently sways in the breeze. Dubbed the Takasugi-an (translation: a tea house too high), it sits atop two…

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

Designed by David Polášek, the Audi Cell concept car is what you can expect to drive after a couple of decades. The green machine is powered by electric batteries that offer a…

Eco Factor: Concept catamaran harvests wind energy for propulsion.

The Enso Wingsailed Catamaran is the work of industrial designer Zack Stephanchick, who has tried to design a low-emission 140′ boat that offers a sustainable way to cruise the…

Eco Factor: High voltage charger for electric cars.

Siemens Energy Sector in Denmark is working on the EDISON project that involves the development of new charging technology that will enable EV owners to recharge their green rides in as little…

Eco Factor: Concept car designed to get powered by solar energy.

In an effort to green personal transportation, industrial designers have long imagined vehicles that are powered by electric engines running on renewable sources of energy harvested.

Eco Factor: Concept multi-functional office building designed to run on renewable sources of energy.

RAU Architects have unveiled the design of a sustainable mixed-use office building, dubbed the Green Office 2015, which combines a spacious…

Eco Factor: Sustainable stadium concept designed to harvest renewable energy.

Njiric + Arhitekti has designed a large stadium that tries to push the boundary of human experiences of public spaces. The sustainable stadium is housed within an…

Eco Factor: Dale Vince to attempt electric land speed record.

Dale Vince, the founder of green energy supplier Ecotricity, will be attempting to break the land speed record in an all-electric vehicle dubbed the Nemesis. The record currently stands.