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Recently, the Construction Industry Double Carbon Forum jointly organized by the Carbon Neutral Action Alliance (hereinafter referred to as the “Alliance”) and Schneider Electric came to a successful conclusion in Hangzhou. At this forum, industry experts and partners gathered together to discuss hot topics such as policy formulation in the construction industry, green finance, and “dual-carbon” technology, and gathered the power of ecology to create a “dual-carbon” mutual assistance ecosystem in construction , to welcome the zero-carbon future of construction.

Huang Ying, deputy general manager of Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai Environmental Exchange”), and Song Jiong, senior vice president of Schneider Electric and head of smart home business in China, made opening speeches respectively. Wu Jian, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Eco-Environmental Low-Carbon Development Center, and many other industry experts and representatives of outstanding enterprises delivered personal speeches and opinions on the carbon reduction measures and measures and feasible development paths of the construction industry at the forum.

Huang Ying pointed out that doing a good job in energy conservation and carbon reduction and realizing green and low-carbon development is an important part of achieving the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. As one of the high energy-consuming industries, in recent years, the state has successively issued a number of energy-saving acceptance requirements to limit the carbon emissions of the construction industry. This year, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the “14th Five-Year Plan for Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Science and Technology Development Plan” and “14th Five-Year Plan for Building Energy Conservation and Green Building Development”, realizing the systematic planning and overall coordination of the “double carbon” goal in the construction field , requires that under the guidance of new ideas, the whole industry will act together to innovate and change from the aspects of production mode, construction mode and development mode.

In this regard, Song Jiong, senior vice president of Schneider Electric and head of the smart home business in China, said: “In the process of promoting carbon reduction in the construction industry, policy, finance and technology are three indispensable driving forces. The construction industry industry chain All upstream and downstream participants should actively cooperate to face the challenges of the current industry development. As a digital transformation expert in the field of global energy management and automation, Schneider Electric expects to use leading digital solutions and rich digital transformation practices With experience, we will work with partners to help the construction industry achieve green and sustainable development.”

Regarding the carbon market policy under the background of “dual carbon”, Peng Feng, the business director of Shanghai Environmental Exchange, also interpreted for the guests, and analyzed the history and current situation of the construction and development of China’s carbon market. He said that with the basic establishment of my country’s “dual carbon” and “1+N” policy systems, the establishment of a sound carbon emission trading market will not only help strengthen the market’s price discovery function, but also reduce the cost of carbon reduction programs. The implementation cost plays an important role in promoting the adjustment of Industrial structure and accelerating the comprehensive green and low-carbon transformation of economic and social development.

In the industry sharing session, Schneider Electric teamed up with a number of industry experts and partners to conduct in-depth exchanges around construction operation and maintenance technology and green finance, two hot topics that have been highly discussed in the field of low-carbon buildings recently. Judging from the data, the current digital economy is becoming the core key force driving my country’s economic growth, and major construction companies are also actively carrying out digital transformation. Zhang Congxu, General Manager of Digital Technology of Hong Kong Land⒀ Calamity Kang Sole “Under the current ‘dual carbon’ background, the digital transformation of commercial buildings is an inevitable direction of development. The industry needs to realize the quantitative management of the whole process of building energy through innovation and exploration. Intelligent transformation, rapid growth.”

In addition, facing the challenges of increasingly diversified building scenarios, the development of the new energy industry represented by photovoltaics should pay more attention to the improvement of power generation efficiency to support buildings towards “zero carbon”. In the process of coping with the global climate crisis, the community, an important carrier of human life, is also developing in the direction of intelligence. In the face of this trend, in the process of building or transforming smart communities, it is necessary to realize energy saving and cost reduction in one go from the four dimensions of source-network-load-storage, relying on a digital, interconnected, and intelligent micro-grid system , carbon reduction, and safety goals to help communities achieve net zero emissions. The development of green finance is another highly discussed topic. In recent years, my country’s green financial system has experienced rapid development. As an important green financial tool, green bonds will focus more on low-carbon development strategies, optimize financial standards related to climate and environmental changes, and better serve the “double carbon” goals and tasks. , Inject capital power into the low-carbon development of the construction industry, and promote sustainable economic and social development.

As one of the sponsors of the forum, Schneider Electric also analyzed the challenges and opportunities faced by the current energy-saving transformation of the building industry from multiple dimensions and levels. Zhang Fan, Sales Director of Schneider Electric’s national public and commercial construction industry, pointed out: “Buildings are closely related to our lives. With the advancement of urbanization, people have a stronger yearning for the safety, comfort and controllability of the interior space of buildings. At the same time, the proposal of the “double carbon” goal also puts forward higher requirements for the construction industry to quickly realize energy saving and carbon reduction. Therefore, how to empower buildings with digital technology to make buildings more intelligent and flexible, and able to adapt to different users The differentiated needs of different industries are urgent problems to be solved at present. Schneider Electric applies carbon neutral technology to energy efficiency, new energy development, flexible energy storage, etc. On the one hand, we will continue to escort the carbon reduction of the construction industry and achieve safe, reliable and sustainable development.”

At the forum site, Schneider Electric also fully demonstrated to the guests the “dual carbon” solution specially designed for the construction industry, covering the entire life cycle from top-level design, implementation, to post-operation and maintenance. Based on Schneider Electric’s original EcoStruxure architecture and platform, the solution focuses on the integration of strong and weak electricity, software and hardware, and integrates Schneider Electric’s rich experience in automation and digital transformation in the field of energy management. Investigate seven steps including energy efficiency consulting and diagnosis report, on-site energy efficiency system transformation, data cloud/energy efficiency diagnosis service, carbon peak consulting service, low-carbon project construction, low-carbon project operation and maintenance, and low-carbon performance presentation to empower stock buildings Renovating the entire link, while providing safe and reliable power supply and distribution and operation guarantee covering the entire life cycle of the building, can effectively control the carbon emissions of green buildings and create safe, reliable and sustainable buildings.

Having been deeply involved in the field of construction for many years, Schneider Electric has continuously evolved from building green energy efficiency to “dual carbon” solutions. Schneider Electric has repeatedly used technology upgrades and product experience optimization to meet customers’ individual demands in the “dual carbon” era. In the future, Schneider Electric will continue to join hands with the partners of the Carbon Neutral Action Alliance, and rely on the world-renowned EcoXpert partner program in many countries and regions to further unlock the new green direction of the construction industry, gather the power of ecology, and welcome the zero-carbon future of construction.