Digital products have a carbon footprint. This page documents the choices made in building and hosting UXCraft.io to keep that footprint as small as reasonably possible — and to be honest about what we don't yet know.
Hosting & infrastructure
Renewable energy. This site is hosted on infrastructure powered by renewable energy. The "Built on renewable energy" note in the footer is a commitment, not a marketing claim — we chose hosting specifically on this basis and verify it.
Static site architecture. UXCraft.io is a statically generated site: no database queries, no server-side rendering, no application server running on every page load. Pages are pre-built HTML files served directly from a CDN edge node. This is one of the most energy-efficient ways to run a website — each request costs a fraction of what a dynamic CMS would require.
No third-party tracking. There are no advertising trackers, no analytics pixels, and no third-party scripts beyond web fonts (Google Fonts) and the WebGL background library (CABLES.gl). Fewer external requests means less network energy per visit.
Design choices
Black background. The site uses a near-black background throughout. On OLED and AMOLED screens — now the majority of mobile devices — black pixels consume significantly less power than white ones. A dark interface isn't a stylistic accident here; it's a deliberate efficiency choice.
Forced dark mode. Rather than offering a light/dark toggle (which can result in users defaulting to a power-hungry light mode), the site is dark-only. This removes the decision and reduces average screen energy consumption across all visitors.
Minimal JavaScript. The site uses vanilla JavaScript only — no React, no build frameworks, no heavy client-side bundles. The total JS payload is small, reducing both download size and CPU energy on the visitor's device.
System fonts where possible. Body text uses Inconsolata and Playfair Display, loaded once and cached. No font files are loaded on every page — the browser cache handles subsequent visits at zero network cost.
No autoplay video or audio. Media requires an explicit user interaction to play. Autoplay media is one of the most energy-intensive features a web page can have; we don't use it.
Image discipline. Images are loaded only where they add genuine value. The default background is a WebGL particle animation — procedurally generated on-device rather than streaming a video file, which would use significantly more bandwidth and therefore energy.
What we don't yet do
We haven't yet measured this site's carbon per page view using a tool like Website Carbon Calculator or Ecograder. That measurement is on the roadmap. We also haven't audited the upstream carbon cost of our hosting provider's supply chain, and the WebGL animation (while locally rendered) does use GPU cycles on the visitor's device — a real if modest energy cost.
We'll update this page as we measure and improve.
The bigger picture
Sustainability isn't just an infrastructure question. The work on this site — biodesign, circular economy tools, regenerative materials — is oriented toward systems that are better for people and the planet. We try to apply the same thinking to the site itself: not just "less bad", but a considered set of choices made with awareness of their consequences.
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