Eco Factor: Desalination plants to provide freshwater to animals in Abu Dhabi.
Water resources experts from the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi have planned to deploy 30 small-scale solar-powered desalination plants over the next 15 months to provide potable water to animals living in Abu Dhabi’s desert environment. Two of the plants are already operational and convert brackish water from underground aquifers to fresh water.
Eco Factor: Sustainable outdoor building powered by solar energy.
Architects 3DReid have unveiled an innovative and sustainable external learning building at the BSEC School Construction conference. Dubbed the rotatED, the building has been developed in collaboration with Blue Forest, and can be turned on any of its seven sides to create an outdoor place with multiple application areas.
Eco Factor: Universal remote powered by solar energy.
The latest advancements in storage technology have made most portable electronic devices rely on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to prevent toxic batteries from being disposed. However, there are still a few gadgets like remote control that rely heavily on disposable batteries. The Leopard is out there to better your eco-credentials with solar energy.
Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electric motors.
ZMP Inc has announced that the company will release its all-electric single seat robot car later this year. The RoboCar G is based on the EV platform developed by the Next-Gen EV Study Group at Gunma University. The car according to ZMP has been developed for research and development as a vehicle that is large enough for practical use.
Eco Factor: Energy-efficient development harvest energy and water.
Italian design firm StudioDosi have unveiled their proposal for the 36 Calls Competition in Leeds, UK, The sustainable office building spans more about 2260 square meters with a 360 square meter public space suspended from above. The building explores innovative solutions in façade treatments making it technical and poetic at the same time.
Eco Factor: Sustainable retail center design features use of locally sourced materials.
Studio Shift has unveiled the designs of their new retail center proposal for a riverside location in Miyi, where it capitalizes on the naturally cleansed waters of the South Lake area. The center comprises three buildings that are conceptually carved from one solid entity and reconnected through the public plaza.
Eco Factor: Energy-saving development planned for Newark.
Brooklyn-based architecture firm Super Interesting! has won a competition to design a sustainable visitor center for Newark, New Jersey. Out of over 200 entries, Super Interesting!’s proposal “Engaging Ecology – Connecting Community” features a focus on the ties between the local environment and the surrounding community.
Eco Factor: East Bay’s largest taxi company adds 15 new gas-electric hybrid vehicles to fleet.
Friendly Cab, the East Bay’s largest taxi transportation company has launched a new “Go Green, Ride Clean” campaign with the addition of 15 new gas-electric hybrid vehicles, which will help save about 1.3 million lbs of CO2 emissions annually.
Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power.
With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locations for renewable energy power plants, Sweden’s Hexicon has developed a new solution for offshore wind power.
Eco Factor: Mixed-use tower harvests solar and wind energy.
The Oasis Tower for Zabeel Park, Dubai is an answer to the rise in population and the dearth in the amount of land available for farming. Designed by Rahul Surin, the tower would provide a solution for urban farming and sustainable housing. The architect believes that the Oasis Tower will be able to provide food enough to feed 40,000 people each year.
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