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VMware Joins the Green Software Foundation

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To put that into perspective, the EPA calculates that 205 TWh of electricity generated in the US produces about 145 million metric tons of CO2 — the amount produced by powering 26 million homes, burning 16 billion gallons of gasoline, or charging your smartphone 17 trillion times. Electricity : Build applications that are energy efficient.

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Everything You Need To Know About Green Building Certification

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In 2024, USGBC is doing a slow-release of LEED v5, which introduces new prerequisites such as "embodied carbon assessment" and "climate resilience assessment" to emphasize upfront environmental impact and long-term adaptability to climate change.

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 11 - Spilling the Tea on Sustainability

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Another thing that we're super proud of - our new commitment in terms of reducing embodied carbon by 40 percent by 2030. I was absolutely thrilled to hear about Trane's embodied carbon commitment today that was announced. So to be able to back that up with an embodied carbon goal is incredibly important.

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Ferguson encourages action towards a greener tomorrow??

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Additionally, when they order online, the carbon footprint of a fixture, part or system can be vast. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. Ferguson will contribute to the partnership’s savings of 279.7