So when I arrived monday morning at London Heathrow and the “new” terminal 5, I started to think about all the electronic devices that is in use every day for 24 hours at this huge airport. How much energy is used for that?  Did they consider all the environmental aspects when building terminal 5?  Did they consider sustainable computing and responsible business? And was Green IT at the agenda and taking into consideration? How much can be improved when it comes to energy use and environmental aspects?  Well I will have to find out! Maybe you know? If you do, please write me some information about it, or where I can find some.

Tomorrow will be an interesting day, meeting with manufacturers outside of London. I will travel by train from Euston Station. If you have ever been to London, you know how crowded it is in the mornings when everybody is hurrying to work. With a latte in their right or left hand taking the railway services and the underground, the logistics is fascinating to think about, it works and everybody knows more or less exactly how to avoid, bumping into each other. So what do you think?  Will Green IT become an issue for all of them? Will London succeed with their goal to more sustainable computing for responsible businesses. Yes, I think they will! Why, because achieving that is easy, compared to all the logistics they have to do to make the train services work out every day.

Energy products are all around us, we use them every day.  What I’m asking myself more and more is what I‘m doing to reduce my impact on the climate. What can I do, what things am I willing to change and how much can I influence other people to change their habits with the things they buy and use?

So my blog postings will focus on my next big project – a total house re-build, done along green principles and with minimal impact on the climate.  We live out in the archipelago and enjoy the freedom of having nature as our closest neighbour. That comes with some responsibilities! Living on the waterfront and having deer, foxes, eagles and other wildlife living next door, you care about their habitat. So now we will have the opportunity to make a lot of good choices for the climate. One thing I know for sure is that the electrical products we will buy will definitely reduce our impact on the climate and reduce our energy bill as well.
I will keep you posted as this project gets underway – wish me luck !