Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscrapers for India’s largest city.
As an entrant in the Kohinoor Skyscraper Competition, US-based firm Perkins Eastman has showcased two different skyscraper designs, both of which would green the skyline of the…
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Eco Factor: Software to reduce energy usage.
Researchers claim that if an average PC is left on for 24 hours a day but used only for 40 hours a week, it uses about 17KW of electricity, of which about 13KW is wasted. This wastage of electricity not.
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Eco Factor: Trashed Boeing 747 converted into an eco-hotel.
Old and off-service aircraft are usually recycled for aluminum and some aircraft displays that have not weathered out during the long service time. Some people in Stockholm changed the…
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Eco Factor: MP3 player powered by solar energy.
Kiwie Jewels, an Italian design firm, has launched a new solar-powered, jewel encrusted MP3 player known as the SunBeat. The SunBeat is designed especially for the eco-fashionistas of the urban…
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Eco Factor: Electronic piggybank sensitizes kids to energy costs.
Kids learn things faster than humans, and in an effort to sensitize kids to rising energy costs and educate them on the benefits of energy savings, designer Mathieu Zastawny and his.
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Eco Factor: Zero emission water cruiser.
Daniel Nätterdal’s new design concept aims to green those weekend waterway trips on an electric boat made from recycled materials and bio-plastic. Dubbed The Manta Bay Cruiser, the plastic components are.
Eco Factor: New external hard drive for Mac reduces energy consumption.
Western Digital has launched an energy-efficient external hard drive formatted for Mac. My Book Studio Edition II, as the hard drive is christened, offers a gigantic 2TB of…
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Eco Factor: Tabletop barbeque made from recycled materials in a green workshop.
A certified blacksmith and an artist by nature, Bill Sorich has designed a tabletop barbeque for people with lots of money and respect for the environment. After 10…
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Eco Factor: Solar installation at The Athenian School for renewable energy.
REC Solar has finished installing 1300 PV panels at The Athenian School, finalizing an arrangement that will generate 220KW of green electric power. The PV panels are…
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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient lighting systems for parking lots.
According to a study conducted by U.S. Department of Energy, only 4% of the parking lot lights in the United States are fluorescent based and the other 96% are based on conventional…
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