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Eco Factor: Clock made from a recycled turntable.

With recycling being more of a necessity rather than an art for most, we see designers crafting new functional products from things that for most would be useless. The turntable clock is one such…

Eco Factor: Sustainable city to be developed by Fosters + Partners.

Following in the footsteps of Masdar City, a sustainable city to be developed in the UAE, Fosters + Partners have unveiled plans for a sustainable super city that will overshadow..

Eco Factor: Low-emission vehicle powered by an internal combustion hydrogen engine.

In a bid to curb carbon emissions from one of the most trusted vehicles for city commutes in India, Mahindra & Mahindra have launched the world’s first…

Eco Factor: Mini-planetarium made from recycled materials.

Graduates from the California Institute of Arts have designed a mini-planetarium in a geodesic dome that is made from salvaged materials from office waste that is glued together using a…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission aircraft designed to run on muscle power.

At the age of 16, when many would just sit back and admire aircraft as they fly over their rooftops, Jesse Van Kuijk thought to take to the skies in an aircraft that he will…

Eco Factor: Mixed use tower incorporated with sustainable features.

Spanish architecture firm Moho Architects are planning to build a sustainable mixed used tower in San Jose, Costa Rica that will feature a set of sustainable technologies to…

Eco Factor: Concept car designed to be powered by a low-emission hybrid engine.

This year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September will be hosting BMW’s latest concept car the Vision EfficientDynamics. The low-emission hybrid car is a 2+2 sports…

Eco Factor: Self-sufficient outdoor habitat for camping industry.

Mostly all campsites are far from cities and require fuel-eating generators to bring illumination after dark. Industrial designer Benjamin Charles is out there to help the camping…

Eco Factor: Odorless composter to aid the green drive.

We all know that recycling the waste we produce each day is important, but some people just want to work with a conventional composter and simply throw all waste in normal trash bin….

Eco Factor: Sustainable building designed to reduce energy consumption and generate renewable energy.

Rothe Lowman Architects have planned out the first true high rise residential building even built in Coburg, which in addition to housing 259…