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The Hidden Impact of Software: Building a Green...

The Hidden Impact of Software: Building a Greener Digital World

This workshop dives into the environmental impact of software development, often an overlooked aspect of sustainability. We'll explore how code efficiency and design choices can significantly influence the digital landscape's energy consumption and resource utilisation. This workshop equips you with the knowledge to make software choices that minimise environmental footprint and empower you to move towards a greener digital future.

Matt Wheeler

June 06, 2024
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  1. Hi, I'm Matt Wheeler Co-Founder & Digital Director @ madeby.studio

    The Hidden Impact of Software: Building a Greener Digital World. @mattmultiplied @mattmultiplied
  2. We pride ourselves on our commitment to technical excellence, building

    digital solutions with sustainability & accessibility ingrained at every step of the process. High performing responsible websites.
  3. Who are you and why did you decide to join

    this workshop? ~30 seconds each
  4. By 2025 internet use could account for ???% of all

    global greenhouse gas emissions and use ??? of all electricity.
  5. By 2025 internet use could account for 5.5% of all

    global greenhouse gas emissions and use 20% of all electricity. Anders S.G. Andrae - Huawei Technologies, 2017
  6. Dispatchable generation refers to sources of electricity that can be

    programmed on demand at the request of power grid operators, according to market needs. e.g. Fossil fuels
  7. Curtailment is the deliberate reduction in output below what could

    have been produced in order to balance energy supply and demand or due to transmission constraints. e.g. Renewable power sources
  8. • • • • • • • Easy access to

    knowledge. Support to undertake training. Positive organisational reinforcement. The tools to measure green software metrics. Awareness of the importance of green software. Capacity to adopt the practices of green software. Accurate information about writing green software. It takes a whole shift in mindset and workflow.
  9. • • • • • • Alignment with values. Increase

    in software performance. Better code quality and maintainability. Employee fulfilment, happiness and impact. Cost reduction due to reduced energy consumption. Added value to software if considering investment/exits. When going top-down consider the following.
  10. • • • • • • Raising awareness between teams.

    Create a local group to share knowledge. Consider sustainability in sprint retrospectives. Cost reduction when following sustainable practises. Performance benefits when following sustainable practises. Integrate tools to provide numerical values on sustainability. Or you can take the grassroots approach.
  11. Bringing together the North’s GreenTech community to connect, share knowledge

    and collaborate. Thursday 18th July 2024 links.greentechgathering.co.uk [email protected] Thursday 18th July 17:30-20:30 📍The Ambler Club, St. Paul's House, 23 Park Square S, Leeds LS1 2ND
  12. Matt Wheeler [email protected] @mattmultiplied Thank you! Any questions? Digital Enterprise

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