
Bedazzled by Energy Efficiency
To focus on energy efficiency is to make present ways of life non-negotiable.
Opt for renewable electricity derived from natural sources, wherever possible
Consider a scheduled sleep-mode when the project is not in use
Enable idle or low power modes on any hardware that supports these features
Consider the efficiency of heating (and insulation) or cooling (and ventilation) requirements
Use energy efficiency as criteria when selecting equipment, not just up-front cost
Align with client on balance between sustainability and the need for visual impact
Think carefully about which tasks run more efficiently locally or which could be run on cloud/server infrastructure
Estimate and then evaluate the energy consumption of our projects
To focus on energy efficiency is to make present ways of life non-negotiable.
The embodied energy of the memory chip alone exceeds the energy consumption of a laptop during its life expectancy of 3 years.
Seeing the light with James Turrell