Tag: leed
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Concrete’s Carbon Problem and the Race to Fix It
Homeowners in Europe and the US are facing increased insurance premiums linked to climate change risks, while construction continues to rely heavily on concrete, a significant contributor to global CO₂ emissions. The industry is beginning to address embodied carbon, but progress remains slow. Urgent changes in material practices and regulations are needed to reduce emissions…
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How SAP achieved LEED Platinum certification for their headquarters in Pennsylvania
As I was in Pennsylvania to attend SAP’s Analyst’s Base Camp event earlier this year, I took the opportunity to get a tour of the new LEED Platinum certified Headquarters building. I was shown around the building by the facilities manager, Jim Dodd, who informed me of the different steps taken to enable the structure…
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Adobe seems to have no commitment whatsoever to Sustainability
I was extremely lucky to be given a tour of Adobe’s triple platinum LEED certified HQ in Palo Alto last year. I video’d highlights of the tour and posted them here. At the time I was extremely impressed with Adobe’s sustainability initiatives. However, since then I have been more and more convinced […]
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IBM Global Eco-Efficiency Jam Day 2
Today is the final day of IBM’s Global Eco-efficiency Jam (it finishes at 6pm CET today) and it has been awesome. There have been hundreds of discussions on all manner of Eco-related topics – everything from LEED certification, to Green software engineering, to Energy Efficiency certificates to Smart cities and collaboration. People have been asking…