Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Sustainable house powered by renewable energy. Samsung C&T has announced the development of a zero-energy house dubbed Green Tomorrow in Yongin, Gyeonggi. The house features 68 energy-saving or energy-generating systems that...

Eco Factor: Temporary abode designed to run on solar energy. The overuse of land has long been overlooked in an effort to reduce the dependence on polluting fossil fuels for energy. Industrial designer Eric Zhang has proposed the Honeycomb, a...

Eco Factor: Sustainable house made from natural materials. While most architects are envisioning futuristic structures that with the addition of nature-based materials are termed green, a home in rural Portugal makes us believe that nature itself..

Eco Factor: Concept homes made from recycled shipping containers. Reusing shipping containers for new homes isn’t a new concept and there have been one-too-many designs that let you live a green life in a home with recycled bones. Group41 is...

Eco Factor: Carbon neutral housing project runs on solar energy. This era belongs to architecture, and we’ve seen some really ingenious ways architecture can go green. Here is another similar plan by architect Carl Burdick. The architect has...

Eco Factor: Sustainable house designed to maximize the use of natural sources. Designed by OBRA Architects the Centrifugal Villa is an energy-saving house that maximizes the use of natural sources for sustainability. The house is arranged around..

Eco Factor: Conceptual self-sufficient home made from recycled and sustainable materials. The Urban Bamboo Utopia (UBU) by Hungarian designer Dvorcsák Szabolcs is designed to reevaluate the relationship between humankind and the planet. The...

Eco Factor: Roof planting system to convert to green roofs. With the world being turned into a concrete jungle, roofs of houses and other commercial and residential buildings offer a green hope. They can be turned into solar energy generating...

Eco Factor: Off-grid dwellings generate solar power, make you live along with nature. For those who consider themselves an integral part of nature and the environment, SO Architecture have designed unique homes that give new meaning to living with.

An ecofriendly house is not just a pride for the owner but also a smart way to curb electricity bills. It is a step toward conservation of the environment. But please don't misunderstand my statement. Conservation of the environment does not mean...