LightingLighting control using natural light

Air ConditioningAutomatic ventilation control

automatically shuts down when the motion sensors detect the rooms are unoccupied

HeatingImproving insulation

Annual reduction Smart solutions

WaterReduction of 28,000 tons annually

EnergyReduction of 4.8million kWH annually

WasteReduction of 1,261tons annually

global CO²emissions in 2012

31.6

Energy efficient modernization solutions

(appx.) of trees wouldbe needed to absorbthis amount of CO²

the size ofAustralia

5billion ha

Modernization of Taipei 101 resulted in:

less energy consumption

17%

The Crystal is a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens. It is an all-electric building that uses solar power and ground source heat pumps to generate its own energy.

less CO² than similaroffice structures

65%

of potential savingsin energy costs

billion t times6

billion US$1.5

The world’stallest greenbuilding

Case study: Taipei 101

of the world’spopulation livesin cities

50%

(appx.) buildings worldwide weremodernized by Siemens, implementingenergy-efficiency measures since 1995

6,700

Urban CO₂ emissions – cities and buildings

The CrystalLondon, United Kingdom2012

6,300m2 surface83,000 visitorsCertified ‘Outstanding’ by BREEAM

358,000m2 floor space101 storeys:6 floor shopping mall95 floor office towerLEED-PlatinumCertification

Taipei 101Taipei, Taiwan2008

Built in 2004Modernized withSmart BuildingsSolutions in 2008

2nd highest building in the world

508mHeight

101Floors plus5 underground

Infographic © Siemens

Sources

http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=485&ArticleID=5417&l=enhttp://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/208750/umfrage/weltweiter-co2-ausstoss/ http://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/179260/umfrage/die-zehn-groessten-c02-emittenten-weltweit/http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/opinionleadersonweo/ http://www.iea.org/media/presentations/RedrawingTheEenrgyClimateMapPresentation.pdf (p. 3)http://www.siemens.de/nachhaltige-stadtentwicklung/nachhaltige-stadtentwicklung.html http://www.siemens.com/entry/cc/en/future-of-energy.htm#/homehttp://www.siemens.com/future-of-energy/pdf/mckinsey-study-opportunities-for-germanys-energy-transition.pdf (p. 59)http://www.siemens.com/press/de/events/2011/infrastructure-cities/building-technologies/2011-11-taipei101.phphttp://www.buildingtechnologies.siemens.com/bt/global/de/referenzen/total-building-solutions/Seiten/taipei-101.aspxhttp://www.thecrystal.org/_html/about/green-design.htmlhttp://www.thecrystal.org/_html/media/press-release.htmlhttp://www.siemens.co.uk/en/news_press/index/news_archive/2013/the-crystal-awarded-breeam-award-sustainable-building.htm http://www.siemens.com/innovation/apps/pof_microsite/_pof-fall-2012/_pdf/16_en.pdfhttp://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/3058/umfrage/die-30-groessten-laender-der-welt-nach-flaeche/http://www.hqs.sbt.siemens.com/gip/general/dlc/data/assets/hq/press/CS%20IBT201107.010d.pdfhttp://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37413/umfrage/durchschnittlicher-co2-ausstoss-von-pkw-ausgewaehlter-marken/

Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissionscaused by Cities worldwide

70%60%

annual savings in total

US$700,000

reduction in annual CO² emissions

3,000t

22,140,000 km- more than 550 timesaround the globe -would produce thisamount of CO²

a car that drives approx.

The 10 largest CO₂ emitting countries and their percentage of global CO₂ emission in 2012

China

21%

India

5%

Brazil

4%

Korea

2%

Canada

1%

Germany

2%

Indonesia

2%

USA

16% Japan

3%

Russia

5%

Development of CO₂ emissions (in million tons)from 1995 to 2011

35,000t

30,000t

25,000t

1995 2000 2005 2010

canabsorb

1haof trees

CO² a year

6t almost the sizeof a soccer field

An answer to climate change

Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Buildings