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Traveling across seven seas can be more eco-friendly and fun without resorting to fuel-guzzling aircrafts or ships, if only Pathfinder finds its way to the production stage soon. The designer, has fantasized about an amphibian vehicle that seems to be an ideal solution for traveling across the globe in the future. read more »
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Students at the Royal College of Art have created radical vehicle concepts for the year 2049. Vehicles shaped like jets, bombers and overall futuristic shapes. The GM sponsored competition aimed at car design 40 years into the future, and was held to celebrate 40 years of the RCA’s vehicle design course. read more »
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Eco Factor: Office building to be constructed from prefabricated “matchboxes.” Allard Architecture’s “Matchbox” building has been approved by the Amsterdam Aesthetics Committee, which when complete in December 2010, will house 22 corporate units, a rooftop restaurant and semi-underground parking in the artistic hub of Amsterdam North. read more »
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Come spring, and Burbank city will have zero emission buses running on the streets. The hydrogen powered bus will be on test in the city, and will go into regular service if the results are encouraging. The zero emission bus relies on fuel cells for power, can carry 67 passengers and is quiet in operation; no loud engine noises here. read more »
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Eco Factor: Conceptual structure harnesses green sources for energy and is self sufficient. Hospitality Design’s Radical Innovation design competition by Miami-based Michael Rosenthal Associates brought many wonderful architectural concepts into light. From this competition “Wind Tower” will appeal more than any other project to eco-conscious people, as it embraces almost every effor read more »
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Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture for Taiwan’s Chinatrust Bank. The Chinatrust Bank has often been referred to as the “Best Bank in Taiwan.” The bank is now looking not only to benefit its customers with its practices, but to benefit the environment on the whole with a newly designed skyscraper that has broken ground in Taiwan. Designed by Los Angeles-based NBBJ Architects read more »
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Eco Factor: Forests in the sky to absorb harmful CO2 from the upper atmosphere. Reading the simple laws of physics will make you understand that hot air is lighter than cold air, and all the harmful CO2 released from factory chimneys doesn’t have an immediate effect on the people living on the ground. The exhaust gases are hot, hence they lift and stay in the upper part of the atmosp read more »
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Eco Factor: Library running on 50% renewable energy. A team of architects from Curl La Tourelle Architects and Land Design Studio have developed a new building that blurs the gap between a learning environment and a community library. The high-tech library is controlled by a media lab that allows visitors to create their own digitally generated environments and share them with other read more »
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