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Eco Factor: Sustainable building designed to reduce energy consumption and generate renewable energy. Rothe Lowman Architects have planned out the first true high rise residential building even built in Coburg, which in addition to housing 259...

Eco Factor: Limited-color screens consume less power. Unlike LCD displays, which consume the same amount of energy irrespective of the brightness of the screen, the energy consumed by OLED displays, which are looking to replace the now ubiquitous..

Eco Factor: Renewable energy plants and energy-efficient systems to rise in South Korea. South Korea has laid plans to become the world’s seventh most competitive country in terms of energy-efficiency and adaptability to climate change. The...

Eco Factor: Homes powered by a photovoltaic array. Graft Architects have unveiled a new house design that takes inspiration from the historic camelback shotgun typology. Traditionally camelback homes were built to allow the owners to add a partial.

Eco Factor: Energy efficient systems and wind turbines to grace Sears Tower. Often being criticized as one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gases, the Sears Tower will be changing the misconception, at least for itself, as the authorities.

Eco Factor: Energy-saving technology developed make air conditioners green. Engineers at the Purdue University have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant,...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered building aims to be the greenest in the world. In the pioneer town of Independence, OR, Independence Station is on track to become the World’s Greenest Building with the highest LEED rating ever awarded for new...

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient monitors from Samsung. Samsung has been following the green route with around 197 products, which include 153 monitors and 44 notebooks that are registered with EPEAT. The company has announced that its three new...

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient systems makes homes use 70% less energy for heating than a LEED certified house. We all know that making thick walls and spending a huge amount on insulation can pay for itself in the way of energy savings. But, how...

Eco Factor: New age OLED lamps are four times more efficient than incandescent electric lamps. The Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea, a government-funded institute, has introduced all new organic light emitting...