It is Time We Prioritize Web Sustainability - Building Low-Carbon Sites
The internet is arguably humanities single largest machine. Most of it is powered by fossil fuels, and requires considerable investment of resources to maintain. This has a significant environmental impact. Although not the single largest contributor to Global Warming, the Internet has a larger impact than many countries. The web plays a big part of the internet, and everyone who is involved in building the web can play a part in reducing its impact. The basics include ensuring that your servers are hosted on servers powered by renewable energy and focusing on page performance. This is just the tip of the iceberg, though, so join the webinar to learn more.
Instructor: Mike Gifford
Mike Gifford is a Senior Strategist at CivicActions and a thought leader on digital accessibility in the public sector.
Previously, he was the Founder and President of OpenConcept Consulting Inc., a web development agency specializing in building open source solutions for the open web. OpenConcept was an impact driven company and Certified B Corporation. Like CivicActions, OpenConcept worked extensively with the Drupal CMS. Mike was also part of the Government of Canada's Open Source Advisory Board.
Mike spearheaded accessibility improvements in Drupal since 2008, and officially became a Drupal Core Accessibility Maintainer in 2012.
As a long-term environmentalist, Mike has found ways to integrate his passions for the web and the planet. His most significant contributions have been in the development of the Sustainable Web Manifesto and adding an open source perspective to Tim Frick’s book Designing for Sustainability.
