Subtitle: Saint-Gobain scales up Akila deployment 圣戈班扩大Akila平台部署规模
New Development
Saint-Gobain a global leader in sustainable construction, has expanded its deployment of Akila’s smart building management platform from its R&D center to three additional industrial factories, covering a total of 100,000 square meters.
Building on the success of Akila’s recent project at Saint-Gobain’s APAC Research Center which achieved an 18% reduction in overall energy costs through advanced digital energy monitoring and HVAC optimization, this expanded deployment marks a significant step in leveraging digital transformation across Saint-Gobain’s operations.
As part of this rollout, Akila implemented smart meters and gateways to enable automated, real-time energy monitoring and data aggregation. Customized dashboards and a 3D digital twin provide Saint-Gobain with unprecedented visibility into energy performance. The granular data insights have helped identify key energy-saving opportunities, resulting in significant reductions through low-cost strategies such as process adjustments and behavior changes.
In 2024 Akila signed a strategic partnership with Saint-Gobain. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on reducing carbon emissions across Saint-Gobain and its affiliates’ sites in the Asia-Pacific region.
This partnership aims to achieve a 33% reduction in all carbon emissions (scope 1 & scope 2) by 2030, a goal that underscores both companies’ commitment to sustainability. The collaboration will be executed in two key phases:
Phase 1: Deployment of Akila’s digitalized energy management system across Saint-Gobain and/or its Affiliates’ factories in the APAC region.
Phase 2: Implementation of Akila’s optimization solutions, tailored to the processes of each site, across Saint-Gobain and/or its Affiliates’ factories in the APAC region to significantly reduce Saint-Gobain’s carbon footprint.
In addition, Saint-Gobain and Akila will explore ways to develop comprehensive market-facing offers for property developers and the real estate industry. This will combine their respective strengths, including Saint-Gobain’s lightweight sustainable materials and Akila’s digital twin platform for building data and advanced simulation to set a new industry standard for innovation, efficiency and sustainability.
“At Saint-Gobain, innovation and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do,” said Ludovic Weber, CEO of Asia-Pacific at Saint-Gobain. “Together, we can set new standards in the construction industry, positioning our combined offering as a leader in sustainable and technological innovation.”
Philippe Obry, Akila’s Vice-President, stated, “We are excited about this strategic partnership and its potential to significantly enhance energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and achieve operational excellence.”
新进展
作为可持续建筑领域的全球领军企业，圣戈班已将Akila智能建筑管理平台的应用范围，从其研发中心扩展至另外三家工业工厂，总面积达10万平方米。
Akila近期在圣戈班亚太研发中心开展的项目取得成功，通过先进的数字能源监测和暖通空调优化，整体能源成本降低了18%。此次扩大部署标志着圣戈班在利用数字化转型推动整体运营方面迈出重要一步。
在此次推广过程中，Akila安装了智能电表和网关，实现自动化实时能源监测及数据汇总。定制化仪表板和3D数字孪生模型，让圣戈班以前所未有的视角了解能源使用情况。这些详尽的数据洞察有助于发现关键节能机会，通过诸如工艺调整和行为改变等低成本策略，实现大幅节能。
2024年，Akila与圣戈班签署战略合作伙伴关系。两家公司签署了一份合作文件（MoU），旨在共同减少圣戈班及其亚太地区关联公司场所的碳排放。
该合作旨在到2030年将所有碳排放（范围1和范围2）减少33%，这一目标彰显了两家公司对可持续发展的承诺。合作将分两个关键阶段进行：
第一阶段：在圣戈班及其亚太地区关联公司的工厂部署Akila数字化能源管理系统。
第二阶段：在圣戈班及其亚太地区关联公司的工厂，针对每个场所的工艺流程实施Akila优化解决方案，大幅降低圣戈班的碳足迹。
此外，圣戈班和Akila将探索如何为房地产开发商和房地产行业开发全面的面向市场的解决方案。这将整合双方各自的优势，包括圣戈班的轻质可持续材料，以及Akila用于建筑数据和先进模拟的数字孪生平台，为创新、效率和可持续性树立新的行业标准。
圣戈班亚太区首席执行官Ludovic Weber表示：“在圣戈班，创新与可持续发展是我们一切工作的核心。携手合作，我们能够为建筑行业树立新标准，使我们的联合产品成为可持续发展与技术创新领域的领军者。”
Akila公司副总裁Philippe Obry称：“我们对这一战略合作伙伴关系深感振奋，它有望大幅提升能源效率、减少碳排放并实现卓越运营。”
About Akila
Akila is a cloud-based digital twin data platform for the built environment. Its mission is to transform the full lifecycle of properties to be more sustainable through data. Akila gives building owners and tenants unprecedented control over the performance of their buildings with the Akila Platform and operational SUITES, scalable to entire portfolios.
Since 2021, Akila has been expanding rapidly. As of today, it has a team of 150+ people across Asia, Europe, and North America, with in-house engineering, AI, and R&D teams. Akila’s customers span many industries and property types, from retail to hospitals, and factories to office towers totaling over 10 million square meters managed across 300 deployment sites.
关于Akila
Akila是一个面向建筑环境的云端数字孪生数据平台。其使命是通过数据让建筑资产的全生命周期更具可持续性。借助Akila平台和可扩展到整个投资组合的套件，帮助建筑业主和租户对建筑性能管理全方位把控。
自2021年以来，Akila发展迅速。截至目前，其团队规模已超150人，分布在亚洲、欧洲和北美洲，拥有内部工程、人工智能及研发团队。Akila的客户涵盖多个行业和房产类型，从零售店到医院，从工厂到办公大楼，在300个部署点管理的总面积超过1000万平方米。
Conclusion
China Europe Carbon Neutral welcomes the further development of a strategic synergy among its business partners Saint-Gobain and Akila. It enhances its aim to act as a catalyst and platform in driving impactful collaborations.
By bringing together innovative digital solutions from Akila and sustainable material expertise from Saint-Gobain, CNEUCN enhances the effectiveness and reach of their operations. This synergy not only accelerates energy efficiency and carbon reduction but also sets new benchmarks for sustainability in the industrial and construction sectors.
Through its close partnerships with Akila, Saint-Gobain, and other business allies, CNEUCN CAN provide unparalleled value to its clients. The organization’s network facilitates access to cutting-edge technologies, expert-driven solutions, and holistic strategies tailored to meet the unique needs of businesses.
By leveraging these partnerships, CNEUCN empowers companies to achieve their sustainability goals while optimizing operations and reducing costs. Together, CNEUCN and its partners are reshaping the future of energy management and carbon neutrality for a more sustainable world.
结论
仲欧脱碳科技（China Europe Carbon Neutral）乐见其商业合作伙伴圣戈班（Saint -Gobain）与Akila进一步发展战略协同效应。这强化了仲欧脱碳科技作为推动有影响力合作的催化剂与平台的目标。
通过整合Akila的创新数字解决方案和圣戈班的可持续材料专业知识，仲欧脱碳科技提升了运营的有效性与影响力。这种协同效应不仅加速了能源效率提升和碳减排，还为工业与建筑行业的可持续发展树立了新标杆。
通过与Akila、圣戈班及其他商业盟友的紧密合作，仲欧脱碳科技能够为其客户提供无可比拟的价值。该组织的网络便于获取前沿技术、专家驱动的解决方案以及为满足企业独特需求而量身定制的整体策略。
借助这些合作关系，仲欧脱碳科技助力企业在优化运营、降低成本的同时实现可持续发展目标。仲欧脱碳科技及其合作伙伴携手，正在重塑能源管理与碳中和的未来，以打造一个更具可持续性的世界。
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