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Eco Factor: Sustainable development to make use of natural resources.

Perkins+Will have emerged as winners in the “Conceptual Design” category at the 8th International Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism with a sustainable masterplan for…

Eco Factor: Sustainable house designed to run on off-grid solar energy.

Taalman Koch has designed a sustainable off-grid dwelling that utilizes a series of components prefabricated off-site to minimize construction waste, labor and maximize…

Eco Factor: Energy-saving park and ride facility in Utrecht.

KCAP Architects and Planners together with JHK Architecten have won the competition to design a P&R facility in Utrecht. The project has been commissioned by the Municipality of Utrecht.

Eco Factor: Pavilion made from sustainable materials.

Rryuichi Ashizawa Architects have designed a series of temporary wooden buildings for the Aqua Metropolis Osaka Event. The sustainable buildings have been designed to provide shelter for…

Eco Factor: Device fabricated to produce and store renewable energy and supply free electricity to residential homes.

The Solar Tree by industrial designer Matthew Seibert is an artificial tree that has been fabricated to withstand all weather…

Eco Factor: Vertical axis wind turbine concept.

Three blade wind turbines do help in generating green electricity, however, they use up a lot of space and must be set against prevailing wind to operate at a peak efficiency of about 30%, which…

Eco Factor: Concept car powered by a hybrid engine.

BMW has been working on low-emission hybrid vehicles with recent launches of the ActiveHybrid X6 and 7. The company is now expected to launch an all-new ActiveHybrid 5 at the Geneva Motor Show…

Eco Factor: Robotic devices to prevent leaky water pipes.

Fibrwrap Construction Inc. and FYFE Company have teamed up with robotic experts at the University of California to develop robotic devices that can lay carbon fiber material in over two…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission transportation vehicle powered by batteries.

Nissan VanNEXT is the work of industrial designer Victor Romero who has tried to make some deep changes in small transport vehicles in use today. The all-electric concept…

Eco Factor: Biomass plant to generate 49KW of green electrical power.

Heatherwick Studio is designing a sustainable power plant that will run on biomass and generate up to 49MW of green electrical power. The project will be led by Bio Energy…