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TÉTRIS DESIGN + BUILD LAUNCHES NEW GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION
The new Tétris Sustainability Code is a way to measure what the design and build company cares most about – sustainable design that creates a better world .
Zama Zaca , Head of New Business Development at design and build company Tétris South Africa , recently gave a presentation at the Green Building Convention on practical ways to deliver sustainable workspaces . She launched a Sustainability Code developed by Tétris to enable this and help drive sustainable thinking , action and innovation throughout the design and build cycle of all its projects .
Zaca , instrumental in developing and implementing business growth for Tétris , is inspired by the continuous evolution of the design and construction industry as it grapples with climate change and the requirements of new generations of workers . Her talk entitled ‘ Moving from BLAH , BLAH , BLAH – to DO , DO , DO ’ goes to the heart of Tétris ’ new Code as well as the company ’ s intent . “ This global launch of the Tétris Sustainability Code on the South African stage is the group ’ s commitment across 840 employees , 34 offices in 18 countries working on approximately 4,000 interior projects a year to put practical , measurable and sustainable actions in place to ensure that projects move through sustainable intent and concepts to sustainability delivered ,” says Zaca . “ This is important as inevitably projects can shift from what was intended through budget and delivery pressures to possibly not delivering the best sustainable result against all three of the ESG ( environment , social and
Zama Zaca governance ) pillars .”
How the Code Works The Sustainability Code enables Tétris ’ clients to demonstrate to their employees their seriousness about sustainable workspaces . After registering the client ’ s initial ambition for sustainable design features at the beginning of a project , the Tétris team then records the actual features delivered in the completed built space on completion of the project . The score given measures the gap between what the team aimed for , and what they achieved . For further details contact Tétris . www . tetris-db . com / en

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