Sustainability festival returns for eighth year

Crypto-mining firm CleanSpark is looking into microgrids in order to make bitcoin mining more sustainable.  Microgrids will be used in conjunction with the current power grid to incorporate solar, wind, hydro and other sustainable options.  Big names in the industry along with environmentalist groups have been speaking out against the massive energy usage of crypto mining.

Sustainability factors are critical to successful project outcomes in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, from exceeding performance requirements to improving cost control. Building design and construction stakeholders are faced with global challenges regarding limited resources and the impact of development on the surrounding environment. This panel will explore where responsibility for sustainability outcomes lies as we experience the convergence of design, engineering, and construction teams in common data environments. We will discuss the state of the industry in terms of solution maturity for advanced building insights on topics such as embodied carbon, resiliency, and materiality. We will also seek to understand key workflows that meet financial project goals while addressing environmental concerns and uncovering sustainability outcomes at the intersection of performance and ethics.