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Mar 28, 2017 · Rosamond Hutt. It’s the world’s greenest office space, and probably the smartest, too. The Edge in Amsterdam knows how much energy it is consuming, how many parking spots it has left and when the bathrooms need cleaning. Even the espresso machines recognize you and remember how you take your coffee. The building, designed for consultancy ...
May 24, 2017 · The Edge building in Amsterdam, designed for consultancy firm Deloitte, has been billed as the world’s greenest, and possibly smartest, office space. It even has espresso machines that “recognize” workers and remember how they like their coffee.
Jan 24, 2020 · Coen van Oostrom. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EDGE, one of Europe’s largest commercial property developers and a global leader in tech-enabled sustainable building design for ambitious customers worldwide. Since founding the firm in 1997, has led the growth of EDGE (formerly OVG Real Estate) to its current scope with more than a ...
Jan 15, 2021 · EDGE contributors. Coen van Oostrom. The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in ...
Apr 13, 2021 · Douglas Broom. If online deliveries continue with fossil-fuel trucks, emissions will increase by a third. So cities in the Netherlands will allow only emission-free delivery vehicles after 2025. The government is giving delivery firms cash help to buy or lease electric vehicles. The bans will save 1 megaton of CO2 every year by 2030.
Aug 19, 2019 · The Edge, Deloitte Netherlands’ location in Amsterdam, has been hailed as the world’s greenest office space, achieving the highest BREEAM score in its category. Cities going circular The Tube and The Edge are examples of a broader trend as designers and urban planners try to build greener, more sustainable buildings and cities.
Nov 2, 2021 · Reducing energy consumption was an intrinsic part of the building design, resulting in a low-impact mechanically assisted natural ventilation and cooling system; The Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) model estimated that the building would be 44% more energy efficient than a similar traditional building.
Mar 1, 2017 · Elon Musk’s tweet in December 2016 startled the construction industry. He was not joking: only a month later, he started excavating the first test trench on Space X headquarters in Los Angeles – an incredibly fast move for such a traditionally slow sector. Thanks to Musk’s visionary and bold approach, he succeeds in attracting the best ...
Jan 24, 2020 · At our EDGE Olympic headquarters in Amsterdam this was also an aim and so we redeveloped an existing building and added a wooden top-up. In addition, some materials from the old building that could no longer be used were given a new purpose; The old natural stone facade, for instance, now serves as flooring on the ground floor.
Mar 3, 2017 · Deloitte’s new Amsterdam head office, the Edge, shows how smart building design can provide flexibility and comfort for its occupants while also reducing energy demands. Producing more energy than it consumes, the Edge is widely regarded as the most sustainable office building in the world. The multi-storey, north-facing glass atrium admits ...
