Tag: footprint

It’s common knowledge that we would currently need 1.7 Earths to sustain ourselves. It’s clear to understand why: we are using far more resources and releasing immeasurably more pollution than what could be regenerated or absorbed by Nature. We are by definition in ecological overshoot t...

As a result of urban population growth and the construction of different complex structures, 3D visualization has become indispensable for spatial planning and urban management. 3D city models, also referred to as “digital twins”, are used in areas such as disaster management, telecommun...

In commercial real estate, accurate measurement of building size is vital, ranking as the fourth most important piece of information after the legendary “location, location, location.” However, for real estate managers overseeing numerous properties, physically measuring each one is impr...

Let’s first estimate GPT-4's energy consumption. According to unverified information leaks, GPT-4 was trained on about 25,000 Nvidia A100 GPUs for 90–100 days [2]. Let’s assume the GPUs were installed in Nvidia HGX servers which can host 8 GPUs each, meaning 25,000 / 8 = 3,1...

You might know about the meaning of sustainability in general. In the broadest sense, sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or support something continuously and make it last. In the past months the term “sustainability” became a synonym for “ecological”. And wh...