Prioritizes energy efficiency and employee well-being, to enhance productivity, collaboration
Schneider Electric has achieved carbon neutrality for its new Dubai office, The ‘NEST,’ just three months after opening.
This milestone underscores the company’s unwavering dedication to monitoring, disclosing, and offsetting carbon emissions within its newly inaugurated building. Designed to prioritize resource efficiency, collaboration, and employee wellbeing, the company’s cutting-edge hardware and software are embedded throughout the building to ensure adaptability to future needs and resilience in a rapidly changing world.
The inauguration of Schneider Electric’s new Dubai office earlier in May marked the launch of the company’s new Impact Buildings Programme, which aims to drive sustainability through its own global commercial real estate using its EcoStruxure solutions suite. These technologies include Building Operation, Power Monitoring Expert, Building Data Platform, and Planon where visitors can experience its smart building technology at work.
Embedding technologies
“By embedding our own technologies, we have cut energy consumption by 37% this year, while aiming to achieve emissions reduction of +700 tCO2e/year by 2026, proving that a net-zero future is a tangible reality. We are proud to have created a vibrant workspace that directly aligns with the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative and serves as a blueprint for a more sustainable future,” assured Amel Chadli, President, Gulf Cluster, Schneider Electric.
It is worth mentioning that the NEST is designed on four main pillars. It is Sustainable (achieving emissions reduction of +700 tCO2e/year, roughly equivalent to the annual energy use of 82 homes in the UAE; and targets 47% onsite renewable sourcing, towards achieving LEED Platinum certification).
People-centric
It is People-centric (a Healthy building with indoor air quality and daylight harvesting, and a Next-Gen Innovation Hub offering Smart meeting room, visitor management, wayfinding, and ticketing experiences, and targeting WELL Equity Rating).
It is Resilient (powering resilience with a micro grid, digital twin for simulation and operational efficiency, as well as a cybersecure edge data center, ensuring predictive maintenance and digital asset management).
It is Efficient (an adaptive workplace with space occupancy analytics that leverages AI for HVAC, maintenance, and operational optimization, all while targeting +50% energy and water saving, and automated workflows for facility management).
“This hub is a living example of how Schneider Electric is supporting our partners and customers across the Middle East and Africa to lead the way in energy efficiency, operational excellence, and climate action,” asserted Walid Sheta, Zone President, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric.
