Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Portable device to provide drinkable water. The Savior Bud designed by Kim Hyo Jin and Seol Ah Sun follows the natural recycling process to obtain water from tree leaves. The portable device can be attached to tree leaves, where it...

Eco Factor: Mixed-use building harvests rainwater, stores solar energy and encourages people to recycle waste. Eco-minded architect Juan Manuel Bustos has proposed the Greening Star mixed-use building that tries to solve all the three major issues.

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly flush system reduces water use by as much as 50%. While manufacturers are now developing toilets that either save water or don’t use it at all, Brondell is working to develop means for homeowners to green their existing...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered pay-for-use vending systems to be installed in Kenya. Mobile phones were a revolutionary breakthrough of the 20th century, which connected people all over the world with a common medium. Carrying the technology into the...

Eco Factor: Rainwater and humidity catching device collects and purifies water to make it potable. Rainwater is the biggest source of freshwater, which can easily be made potable. Industrial designer Penghao Shan has tried to make rainwater...

Eco Factor: Process to clean wastewater and generate electricity using a modified microbial fuel cell. The world today is facing two major issues, one is the unavailability of energy and the other is the decline in the sources of fresh water. New..

Eco Factor: Non-electric portable water purifier. Every day, thousands of people die from lack of access to clean water. With over 80% of all diseases being related to water in some way or the other, designers and manufacturers are trying to...

Eco Factor: Water conservation device stops water flow at the flip of a switch. Forget all those leaking taps and kitchen appliances with a water conservation device that stops water flow without having you digging around looking for the stopcock..

Eco Factor: Water mixer eliminates stagnation utilizing solar power. With potable water sources already declining at a fast rate, manufacturers are developing products that betters the quality of the already scarce resource. Earlier this year we...

Eco Factor: Chemical-free dishwasher saves water too. Several studies conducted on different users have found out that on an average, hand washing dishes uses significantly more water because most people tend to leave the faucet running or wash...