A Sustainable Lab
Since we are based in the former R&D Lab of fossil energy giant Shell, we own it to ourselves to take a good hard look at our own sustainability policies. We strive to make our building and community as sustainable as (financially) possible.
What we have done so far:
Done:
- All lighting in the building is LED powered;
- A Lab is powered by 100% Dutch green energy;
- We are clients of Dutch green bank Triodos;
- A Lab and its members are trying actively to reduce the usage of gas for heating;
Doing:
- Together with our neighbors Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (AHK) we will be connected to district heating in 2022;
- A Lab has an active partnership with The Switch, who educate new personnel for the energy transition by retraining people with a distance to the labor market;
- A Lab is part of the Solar Protocol network, a web platform hosted across a network of solar-powered servers set up in different locations around the world;
- Waste and recycling optimization;
- Energy management discussions with the community;
Planning:
- Insulation plans (with our landlord, the city of Amsterdam);
- Green hosting of our website and services;
- Talks with our suppliers about the usage of only sustainable materials;
- Making our insurances 'green';