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Eco Factor: Solar-powered home designed for Solar Decathlon competition. While most of the 20 participants who will be competing in the Solar Decathlon competition to be held early next month are relying on flat solar panels, Penn State...

Eco Factor: Green home runs on solar power. After working for two years on a home that gets powered by solar energy, students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have finally unveiled their solar-powered home designed for the Solar...

Eco Factor: Home powered by solar energy. A team of 200 students at the Iowa State University is designing a 100% off-grid home for the Solar Decathlon 2009 event to be held later this year. The Interlock House, as the project is being referred...

Eco Factor: Self-sufficient home design is powered by solar energy. Designers over at System Design Studio have designed a new prefab home, which with its abilities and self-sufficiency might transform our knowledge of a “modular home”. The...

Eco Factor: Sustainable home uses recycled materials and solar energy. The Malibu 5 home is a striking example of how homes can be made ecofriendly and beautiful at the same time. The home, designed by a team of architects led by Stephen Kanner,...

Department of Energy showcases its latest high-tech solar homes-designed and built by college students. The idea behind the competition is not only taking the prize money home, but to make the solar powered homes more efficient The point of the...