How inkjet printers save energy “In contrast to a laser printer that is widely used in organizations, an inkjet printer has many more environmental benefits,” says Marcel van Dongen, consultant at Basic Office Solutions. “That is mainly due to energy consumption. A laser printer works on the basis of a…
The Belgian CO₂Logic, a consultancy agency in the field of sustainability, has recently conducted intensive research into the implementation of the CO₂ Performance Ladder in Belgium. This research was commissioned by ADEB-VBA, organisational representative of the 65 largest construction companies in Belgium. Didier Cartage, general manager of ADEB-VBA: “We are…
Based on expectations of the IPCC, a global temperature rise of 1,5 °C will occur in 2040. In order to prevent this, the global emission of greenhouse gases must be cut down by half between now and 2030. In 2050 the emissions must be zero to prevent global warming to…
Pioneer of sustainability As Global Sustainable Solutions Leader at Arcadis, Van Geenhuizen is mostly responsible for that which requires improvement in practice, namely the implementation of sustainability. “I find that sustainability is too much centered around persons”, says Van Geenhuizen. “When the frontrunner or pioneer of sustainability is no longer…
In their research, SGS has focused on the question: ‘What is the environmental impact when it comes to the difference in carbon emissions caused by the shift from the production of plastic towards the production of paper bags?’ 371 shopkeepers have participated in the study. The complete research report, available…
As a director of projects at ProRail, Buck was mainly responsible for everything that the railway concern had to build or renovate, such as train station buildings in various cities. Before he started as a director at ProRail, Buck was responsible for the Betuwe route, a railway of 172…
Results ‘On the road to climate neutral infrastructure in the Netherlands’ The SKAO and TU Delft have completed a scenario study of the material chains of four essential categories within the infrastructure sector, namely diesel (energy), asphalt, concrete and steel. Next to a literature study of these subjects,…
As a subsidiary company of the Belgian organization Groep De Cloedt, DC Dredging focuses on producing and offering raw construction materials such as sand, gravel and stone for the asphalt and concrete industry as well as railway construction and hydraulic engineering. A great number of raw materials that DC Dredging produces…
Movares is responsible for advisory and design of infrastructure and mobility. The organization has 1.000 employees that primarily work for government institutions to develop and maintain infrastructure. “Our company is active in the infrastructure sector in which the CO₂ Performance Ladder became a widely known and applied instrument to secure…
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