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Eco Factor: New office building of 3M generates solar energy for power. MC Architects have designed a new 10,300-square-meter office building for 3M, which is located on the outskirts of Milan in the Pioltello district. The linear building is...

Eco Factor: Residential building that generates more solar electricity than it consumes. Designers over at Mario Cucinella Architects have come up with a green residential building for the Habiter Ecologique exhibition held at the Cité de...

Eco Factor: Sustainably designed stadium harvests rainwater and natural light. Trying to grace the sports world with a green stadium, Cox Architects has designed the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium that combines state-of-the-art engineering with...

Eco Factor: Sustainable university campus makes use of natural sources for light and ventilation. Japanese architecture firm UnityDesign along with Starburstar and ASA has unveiled the master plan for the Exploratory Science Museum that is to be...

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture carries a wind electricity generating façade. We’ve seen some brilliant green architectural marvels that one day or the other will actually be built to refine the urban lifestyle. The Tornado Tower by Vision.

Eco Factor: Sustainable tree house made from natural materials. Birds usually craft their houses from salvaged materials on trees where they can be safe. Porky Hefer from South African Animal Farm is trying to copy the genius of birds for a...

Eco Factor: Passive solar tree house by Standard Architects. L.A.-based Standard Architects have designed a modern “Tree House” which would definitely make the life of the modern Tarzans lavish. The 167-sq-m concrete and wood house is designed.

Eco Factor: The Agro-housing concept enables the creation of green spaces close to houses. As a solution to China’s potential colossal urbanization chaos likely by 2010, Israel’s Knafo Klimor Architects will design green buildings in the...

Eco Factor: Sustainable, energy-saving architecture for South Korea. Korean architect Kyu Sung Woo has designed a sustainable Asian Culture Complex (ACC) for May 18th Democracy Plaza in Gwangju, South Korea. Inspired by all natural sources, the...

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...