Greenfield project

He recruited me over there shortly after graduation.

My first week with that company, I opened up the Greenfield Project through Carrier out in Southern California.

Over the next five years, I think I called on... every Carrier and Bryant contractor across the state of California.

Wow.

What decisions do you need to make now so that way in three years when that requirement hits somebody's desk, it's a, "Oh, that's easy.

We can just enable that feature and license it," versus, "We have to go back to the drawing board and figure out how do we rip and replace critical components of how we're conducting business." [rock music] I was asked a question, what's harder, brownfield versus greenfield in making infrastructure decisions? Brownfield means there's something already in play, could be little, could be a lot.

Greenfield means there's nothing there.

You're starting com- from a complete blank slate.

Now, with brownfield, actually surprising, brownfield projects end up becoming very easy.

Does the platforms you are evaluating support what you currently have deployed? Do they integrate with the platforms that you're using? You've already made a decision.

Maybe you just don't realize it yet.

Greenfield poses different challenges because now you have a blank slate, but you're making the decisions that are gonna impact that business for five, seven years to come.

In each of the stages, key elements such as circularity, materials, protection of biodiversity, and respect for human rights must be considered.

The sustainable impact of infrastructure projects that are developed from scratch, Greenfield, can generate better results, since a clear strategy with predictable and long-term results can be considered from the initial design of the project.

These are complex tasks when you consider everyone involved, from financiers, governments, project developers, and supply chains.

The challenges facing infrastructure development will therefore be to achieve alignment, the sustainable characteristics of projects with global standards, climate targets, and national commitments.