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Eco Factor: House designed to be powered entirely by solar energy.

Students from the University of Nottingham have designed the UK’s first zero carbon mass market home that can be powered entirely by solar energy. Dubbed the HOUSE (Home…

Eco Factor: Spongy devices detect leaks in water pipes and fix them.

The World Bank estimates that on an average about 88 billion liters of water is lost through urban pipes each day due to hairline cracks in water pipes, in both rich countries…

Eco Factor: Renewable energy-powered facility has a living façade.

Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects are proposing a sustainable facility for Asakusa, a renowned tourist area in Tokyo, which will feature a living façade and will generate renewable…

Eco Factor: Concept shopping cart harvests kinetic energy to provide electricity.

In the future your shopping spree would be getting a whole new dimension, as it might help in generating renewable energy for the store. Industrial designers Kitae..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission canal boat powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The first-of-its-kind hydrogen fuel cell-powered canal boat has made its debut cruise. The zero-emission canal boat emitted only water vapor as it sailed through Amsterdam’s…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered water purification system.

The World Health Organization estimates that over one billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water, and rely on purification that involves boiling water with firewood,…

Eco Factor: Concept cellphone powered by thermoelectric and piezoelectric devices.

In an era where smart phones are dominating the cellphone market, industrial designers are working on concepts that have a simple feature set, but make use of…

Eco Factor: Low-emission car powered by a hybrid engine.

Land Rover has announced that the company is developing a new Range Rover Sport Hybrid that will emit just 100g/km of CO2 and will have an all-electric range of 20 miles. Five prototypes of..

Eco Factor: Submersible speed boat runs on electricity when under water.

Creative Worldwide Ltd has unveiled a submersible speedboat that makes sure that your underwater trip is sustainable. Dubbed the Scubacraft SC3, the submersible speedboat…

Eco Factor: Sustainably lit sports complex proposed for 2014 Winter Olympics.

Asadov Architectural Studio, Project-KS and Grado Project Company have proposed an alternative design concept to the State Corporation, Olympstroy for the 2014 Winter…