Global Network for Zero Partner Alfa Sustainable Projects Ltd. Achieves Net Zero Certification, Second in the World
2024年9月30日 - 9:01PM
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Pioneering Partnership Aims to Achieve Net Zero
Targets
Global Network for Zero (GNFZ), the world’s premier net zero
certification body, announced today that Alfa Sustainable Projects
Ltd., Israel’s leading sustainable design and engineering firm, has
joined GNFZ as an official partner to help its clients achieve
their net zero targets. To kick off the partnership, Alfa’s own
office, Alfa Campus, has become the second project in the world and
the first in Israel and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region
to achieve GNFZ certification.
GNFZ's net zero certification for existing buildings is a
first-of-its-kind, incremental process that promises to "leave no
building, no business, and nobody behind." This certification of
the Alfa Campus represents a significant milestone in GNFZ's
mission to accelerate global decarbonization efforts.
“Alfa Campus is an extraordinary blueprint for what businesses
can do when they start by decarbonizing their biggest footprint —
their buildings — and use those incremental reduction and
elimination practices to scale up and down their operations,” says
Mahesh Ramanujam, GNFZ’s President and CEO. Ramanujam also adds
what this project and partnership telegraph for a zero emissions
future in Israel and beyond, saying, “I’ve known Chen Shalita and
the fantastic team at Alfa for years, and this net zero campus not
only proves they practice what they preach but that they are ready
to pioneer the accelerated path to a cross-sector, zero carbon
Israel. As we embark on this partnership, Alfa clients can look to
the space as a tangible example that decarbonization doesn’t have
to be difficult or expensive. This transformation can be done with
existing buildings, existing resources, and within everyone’s
means.”
Alfa is a pioneer in net zero building in Israel, guiding their
clients to achieve positive energy balance, reduce embodied carbon,
and achieve zero carbon goals. In total, Alfa has helped its
clients reduce more than 100,000 tons of CO2. Alfa works with its
clients, including some of the most high-profile multinational
corporations, to administer and certify sustainable building
projects through certifications and standards including LEED, WELL,
Fitwell, and now, GNFZ.
“The world — and especially the Israeli market — has needed a
more accessible, supportive certification program for existing
buildings for some time,” adds Chen Shalita, Alfa’s Founder and
CEO. “The Global Network for Zero has proved to be an excellent
tool, and allowed us to complete our mission of Net Zero Carbon
while facilitating tangible added value to our operation. Because
GNFZ prides itself on eliminating emissions by eliminating barriers
to entry, we are seeing firsthand the growing number of client
opportunities for pursuing an affordable, versatile path to
building certification. Teaming up with GNFZ empowers us to prove
that a zero-carbon Israel, beginning with the accelerated
decarbonization across the building sector, is finally within
reach.”
Alfa Campus achieved this milestone through various sustainable
materials and building operations practices including solar panels,
low-carbon materials, smart waste and water management, real-time
performance monitoring, and sensory design. The campus leverages
state-of-the-art sustainable technologies including SolarEdge,
Radgreen sensors, and Homebiogas which allows the campus to achieve
zero organic waste by producing cooking biogas for team
lunches.
Alfa joins a growing list of GNFZ partners working to achieve
net zero certification for buildings and businesses using the GHG
Protocol, a global framework for measuring, managing, and reducing
emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains,
products, cities, and policies. As the world’s only Scope
3-centric, incremental net zero certification body, GNFZ’s
certification is rating system agnostic, aligns with the Paris
Agreement, and provides a comprehensive path to calculate and
eliminate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Built with total flexibility
in mind, clients can choose their standard or framework to
decarbonize and achieve certification.
About Alfa Sustainable Projects Ltd.
Alfa Sustainable Projects is a sustainable design and
engineering firm driving high performance buildings targeting
Global Network for Zero, LEED, ILFI, WELL, and Fitwell
certification. Our innovative building science practices create
healthy environments that reduce carbon emissions and enhance
energy efficiency while reducing costs. We're dedicated to driving
positive change in the built environment through boutique solutions
for our clients, and building a more sustainable future for
all.
About the Global Network for Zero
As the world’s premier independent zero emissions certification
body, the Global Network for Zero offers third party net zero
certification to businesses, buildings, communities, cities,
products, processes and more. Amid the rapidly growing existential
threat of climate change, GNFZ’s network delivers affordable
strategies and incremental, end-to-end solutions to help businesses
and individuals accelerate their shift to zero emissions
operations. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn more and
reach out to team@gn-zero.com to learn how you can get
involved.
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