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Eco Factor: Wind-powered facility to serve as the National Children’s Museum in Maryland.

After being homeless for over five years, the National Children’s Museum in Maryland will soon get a new facility designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli…

Eco Factor: Sustainable campus for the University of The Gambia.

Snohetta has unveiled the master plan to create a modern campus for the University of The Gambia, which will provide higher level education for over 15,000 students of The Gambia….

Eco Factor: Gas and electricity “Smart” meters to be installed in every home in UK.

Announcing one of the most outrageous plans to save electricity in gas in every home of the United Kingdom, the Government has stated that every British house..

Eco Factor: Lawn mower powered by solar energy.

The RBZG001 is definitely more than a simple lawn mower you use every day. Ensuring a completely silent operation, the robotic lawn mower runs on solar energy to keep it completely off-grid. The…

Eco Factor: Pedal-powered USB gadget charger.

Solar-powered chargers do promise to give your gadget a green charge every time, but sun isn’t a reliable source of energy unless you’re aboard the International Space Station. A team of students…

Eco Factor: Concept lamp powered by solar energy.

Designed by Vincent Geraedts, the SolarMature looks just like any other lamp you might be having in your living room. However, according to its name, the lamp doesn’t depend on grid electricity…

Eco Factor: Chandelier made from recycled packaging material.

Blocks of Styrofoam used to pack computers do wonderfully well in protecting your machine from scratches, but once delivered, all the packaging material ends up polluting the…

Eco Factor: Anti-desertification device containing seeds to be airdropped on deforested places.

Inspired by the legend that states that after the Second World War, Gale Halvorson, an American pilot, dropped candies in the name of hope for the…

Eco Factor: Sheriff’s forensic laboratory and coroner’s office in San Matao runs on solar energy.

HOK Design has developed a sustainable office building in San Matao, California, which will function as a forensic laboratory and coroner’s…

Eco Factor: Passive solar tree house by Standard Architects.

L.A.-based Standard Architects have designed a modern “Tree House” which would definitely make the life of the modern Tarzans lavish. The 167-sq-m concrete and wood house is designed.