Green Software Workshop

17.9.2026 | classroom: Keilaranta 1 Business Park, Espoo

Ohjelma

Torstaina 17.9.

09:00

Morning

  • Theory – Green Code fundamentals (Green Code 101) 
    • Why is this important? 
    • How IT generates emissions? 
    • Energy consumption in modern software 
  • Theory – AI impact and energy measurement principles 
    • What do we know about AI energy consumption? 
    • Practical recommendations for using AI 
    • How to measure IT energy consumption and avoid pitfalls 
    • Black and white box measurements 
  • Practice – Energy measurement exercises 
    • Two ways of measuring energy 
    • Comparing the results 
    • Discussion about findings 
12:00

Lunch break

13:00

Afternoon

  • Theory – Strategies for reducing energy consumption 
    • Reducing waste 
    • Using green software patterns 
    • Minimisation 
    • Carbon Aware SDK 
    • Practical Solutions 
  • Theory – Drivers behind software growth 
    • Demand-capacity-services loop and cornucopian paradigm 
    • Hardware obsolescence through software 
    • Operational and embodied emissions 
14:15

Coffee break

14:30

Afternoon continues

  • Practice – Estimating green impact, costs, and benefits 
    • Impact assessment of your own software 
    • Estimating costs and benefits 
    • Making decisions 
    • Discussion about findings 
15:30

Summary, feedback, and closing discussion

16:00

Thank you! Training ends