Taipei 101, Siemens team against climate

The battle against climate change has become one of the most important issues in recent years for global citizens and corporations, such as Siemens and the Taipei 101 Tower, which have recently offered to team up to fight against global warming at the local level.

After enthusiastically participating in Earth Day and Earth Hour campaigns in recent years, as well as implementing measures for saving energy and cutting the carbon footprint of elevators and equipment, the Taipei landmark building announced yesterday its application for 'LEED' (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification as a 'green building.'

Although Taiwan industries are relatively unfamiliar with the eco-friendly rating systems, LEED is the biggest building rating system in the world. About 70 countries follow this system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to map out their architecture construction -- totaling nearly 400 million square meters.

“Climate change is changing our environment and [exacerbating] the scarcity of resources,” said Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of Siemens Building Technologies Division's Building Automation Business Unit.

“As buildings are using so much energy, I think it is essential for us to take a position in trying to save money and costs,” he added.

Architecture which acquires LEED certification, for instance, limits its impact on the environment and is operated in an energy-saving manner to provide higher-efficiency space for helping the proprietor and tenants save power expenses and take the responsibility to fight against global warming.

Obtaining LEED certification, on the other hand, means the accomplishment of green architecture being approved internationally -- for new buildings and building stocks as well.

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