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Stephanie Ossenbach

Stephanie is an environmental scientist and responsible for driving the sustainability strategy at dormakaba. With her many years of experience, she is committed to continuous improvement of social and environmental management and how the company contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Architecture Technology

Big, Medium, Small: 3 Net-Zero Energy Buildings

Buildings and construction are responsible for 39 percent of the carbon emissions in the world. Operational emissions, meaning the energy....

Architecture Technology

Disaster-resilient Architecture: How Architecture Can Reduce Risks

Over the last decades, natural disasters have been growing in strength and frequency as a result of climate change. The....

Society Urbanization

Slums Can Inspire the Future of Cities. Here’s Why.

Around a billion people worldwide live in slums, informal settlements typically populated by the urban poor. These residents represent a....

Technology

How Industry 4.0 is Ushering in a Sustainable Era

Cutting carbon emissions and pollution is only one side of sustainability - although they tend to get the most attention.....

Architecture

Desert Dwellings: Ingeniously Designed Architecture in Drought Regions

From the Arabian peninsula to the Southern United States, more than a billion people live in desert regions and experience....

Architecture Technology

The Challenges and Rewards of Net-Zero Energy Construction

Buildings are to blame, in part, for today's staggering rates of global warming. As they constitute a whopping 39 percent....