Discussions on the energy use, environmental impact, and design concepts of urban buildings have made sustainable architecture and design more prominent in urban planning. A few days ago, Shanghai Climate Week was being held. During this period, the seminar on "Sustainable Urban Development" organized by Nordic Climate Action attracted attention from all walks of life.
The reporter learned that "Nordic Climate Action" is a coalition led by the Consulates General of Denmark, Finland and Norway, as well as Business Finland, Innovation Norway and the Danish Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Center. During the event, Nordic Climate Action organized a seminar on the theme of circular economy and sustainable cities, inviting representatives from different countries and fields to attend the event, empowering a sustainable future from multiple perspectives.
Focus on carbon reduction throughout the life cycle of buildings
With the increasing advancement of the "dual carbon" policy, "carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth" have become important topics for the high-quality development of major industries. According to the 2023 China Building and Urban Infrastructure Carbon Emissions Research Report, the carbon emissions of the whole process of housing construction in China accounted for 38.2% of the country's energy-related carbon emissions in 2021, and the green transformation of the construction sector is urgent. The "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Building Energy Conservation and Green Buildings" sets a clear goal that by 2025, new buildings in cities and towns will be fully completed into green buildings. However, at present, the construction industry is facing problems such as high cost of energy-saving renovation, lack of funds, and lack of technology, so it is imperative to strengthen the research and development and promotion of energy-saving technologies to help the large-scale and long-term development of low-carbon buildings.
Martin, General Manager of Peikko Group China, a global leader in green building from Finland, said: "Our goal is to make the construction industry part of the solution, not part of the problem. "Peikko has faced the problem of green transformation in the industry, taking the circular economy as the starting point, based on the whole life cycle of buildings, and pioneering the value of building material dismantling and reuse to reduce construction costs and carbon emissions. Therefore, starting from the front-end design, supported by the principles of circular economy, Peikko effectively empowers a sustainable future throughout the whole cycle and the whole value chain through products and solutions at different levels.
Set a new benchmark for green and high-quality buildings
High energy consumption throughout the life cycle of buildings is a long-term concern of the industry. In response to the technical problems of thermal insulation performance of energy-efficient buildings, Peikko has developed ultra-low energy consumption solutions, which have been fully applied in China. For example, Peikko has actively participated in a number of ultra-low energy building projects in Shanghai, and helped Shanghai's first nearly 100-meter ultra-low energy building demonstration project, "No. 35 Siping Road in Hongkou District, No. 53 Dangerous Renovation Plot", to be carried out smoothly.
In addition, Peikko shared its representative solutions at the seminar. The new system creates flexible open spaces, provides additional building interior height, reduces heating and cooling costs, and facilitates the recycling of connectors through detachable prefabricated connections, resulting in a lower carbon footprint and better design space.
"Sustainability is a dynamic topic. Peikko insists on taking a long-term view of corporate growth, taking sustainability as part of its business, paying attention to the carbon footprint of the whole life cycle of buildings, and exploring the multiple possibilities of circular economy. The green and low-carbon development direction of China's construction industry is in line with our long-term plan, which also gives us full confidence in continuing to empower the green and high-quality development of the upstream and downstream of the value chain and jointly achieve the 'dual carbon' goal of the construction industry." Martin said.