Osborn Architects proposes energy-generating urban forest for California

Eco Factor: Sustainable development to convert parking lots into urban forests. As the auto industry is struggling, concrete-covered expanses where car dealerships used to thrive have been converted into desolate wastelands. In California, a mile-long corridor known as the Brand Boulevard of Cars consumes over 33 acres for the exhibition, storage and maintenance of new and used cars.

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Osborn Architects proposes energy-generating urban forest for California

Student-built fuel-efficient car rules Shell Eco-Marathon with 2475.5 MPG

Eco Factor: Prototype vehicle with a highly fuel-efficient engine. While 50mpg might sound wonderful to some, check out this vehicle built by a team of student designers from Laval University in Quebec, Canada. The vehicle which took the grand prize at this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon gets a jaw-dropping 2487.5 miles per gallon of fuel.

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Student-built fuel-efficient car rules Shell Eco-Marathon with 2475.5 MPG