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Eco Factor: Devices to harness wave energy could meet reality in five years.
With wind and solar energy generating systems tottering under cost burdens, inventors have started looking toward ways to generate renewable energy at a surprisingly low cost to attract governments globally. The idea of generating electricity from ocean waves has been around for decades, but not many of them
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Apart from being more dependable than solar energy, wind energy has always been a secondary choice for all eco-minded home owners. Reasons include bird kills, noise and the decrease in the output when wind changes direction. A concept wind turbine designed by Industrie-SA can answer all these problems with a clever design.
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Eco Factor: Office building to be constructed from prefabricated âmatchboxes.â
Allard Architectureâs âMatchboxâ 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.
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Conceptualized by San Francisco-based designer Joanna Borek-Clement, the Sky-Terra skyscrapers is a neuron-like network of interconnected towers, designed to address the ever growing need for green urban space. This structure floats over the congested city and includes public parks, amphitheaters, fields, and public pools and bathhouses.
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Eco Factor: Sustainable hotel generates electricity for itself from renewable sources.
U.S.-based architecture firm Leeser Architecture has designed a new five-star hotel for Abu Dhabi, UAE, which takes hotel designing to its utmost limits. Called the Helix Hotel, for its staggering form, the hotel is designed to partially float in water and partially rest in the bay.
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Eco Factor: Sustainable structure minimizes construction waste.
In a bid to make a statement on UAEâs view on sustainability, Forster + Partnersâ have broken ground upon their UAE pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Drawing inspiration from the form of a sand dune, the pavilion seems rough and textured on the side that bears the full force of the wind, while being smooth on the othe
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Eco Factor: Rugged solar cell design for more efficiency.
The amount of solar electricity generated by solar cells depends on the amount of sunlight the cells receive, which further depends on the amount of reflected light. The more the reflection, the less the output. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new mechanism by which solar cells can be made m
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Eco Factor: Sustainable, energy-efficient structure to be built in Qatar.
Next-gen architecture would not only be sustainable, but will also be a beautiful example of how eye-striking architecture can blend with nature and the environment. Bangkok-based Aesthetics Architects Go Group has designed a new office building for the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture (MMAA) in Do
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