Johnson Controls, Zhejiang University International Business School, the United States Green Building Council, WELL Building Institute and CBRE jointly prepared and published the “China Smart City Development White Paper” to provide an important reference guide for the smart city industry and the carrier of industry thinking
The white paper presents the development path of smart city industry that brings safe and healthy space to mankind and helps China achieve the goal of “double carbon”
Johnson Controls will continue to cooperate with Alibaba Cloud and other smart city industry partners to jointly contribute to the development of smart cities in China
On July 19, 2023, Johnson Controls, a global company committed to smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, released the “Future Smart City in the” Dual-carbon “Era: White Paper on China’s Smart City Development” (hereinafter referred to as the “White Paper”). The white paper integrates the collective wisdom of co-authors from different fields of smart city and architecture, and clearly presents the development background and driving forces, solutions, industrial ecosystems and practice cases of China’s smart city industry in the “dual-carbon” era from a diversified perspective.

Johnson Controls and Industry Partners Release White Paper on China’s Smart City Development

By analyzing the evolution of domestic policies related to smart cities, the white paper combines the overall solutions in smart city scenarios such as smart buildings, smart energy, smart transportation, smart public services, workplaces, and smart security with rich cases, while integrating the innovative experience and profound insights of various writing units in related fields. Discuss the importance of human settlement health, ecological health and digital empowerment. The white paper was prepared by Johnson Controls in collaboration with Zhejiang University International Joint Business School (ZIBS), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), and CBRE.

Anu Rathninde, President of Johnson Controls Asia Pacific, said: “Achieving China’s two-carbon goal is a key priority for the Smart City initiative. In China, the life-cycle carbon emissions of the construction industry account for more than 50% of the total carbon emissions of the whole society. In our white paper, we show how technology can be developed to turn the building carbon problem into a solution. The smart building ‘trilogy’ of energy efficiency, electrification and digitization is not only a solution to reduce building energy costs and emissions, but also helps to create safe and healthy Spaces for people and protect them from various health challenges. Buildings are an important part of China’s smart city solution, and together with our ecosystem partners, we will create a healthy, smart and green future for China and its people.”

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The guests shared their views on building a future smart city in the dual-carbon era through a roundtable dialogue

At the White Paper’s launch in Shanghai today, government representatives and industry guests gathered to discuss the contents of the white paper and how China can achieve its smart city development goals. Zhu Hui, deputy secretary of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of Shanghai Changning District CPPCC, attended the conference and introduced the general situation of the development of green and low-carbon industry in Changning District. At the same time, the guests shared their views on building a future smart city in the dual-carbon era through a roundtable dialogue session.

Yang Guang, Vice President and general manager of Johnson Controls China, said, “We are excited to release this white paper with partners from different sectors of the smart city ecosystem. It will provide an important reference for China’s smart city construction, provide a basis for industry leaders to discuss and think about how to contribute to smart city projects, and drive China’s digital transformation and healthy and sustainable development. The white paper also demonstrates how our innovations in heat pumps and AI-driven building solutions are enabling smart, healthy and sustainable buildings that will be the cornerstone of China’s smart city development.”

As the initiator and participant of the white paper, Johnson Controls has always focused on sustainable development. In practice, Johnson Controls integrates innovative technologies and products represented by the OpenBlue digital platform to bring customized solutions in various fields such as new energy, modern agriculture, intelligent manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, smart hospitals, data centers, and smart homes to the Chinese market to help achieve sustainable development goals. The white paper also introduces examples of Johnson Controls Asia Pacific Headquarters Building, Guangzhou Taiku Hui, Qatar 2022 World Cup venue, Dubai Future Museum and other fields, showing how Johnson Controls applies solutions such as OpenBlue digital platform to help optimize building performance and achieve smarter and low-carbon operations.

Participating in the drafting of the white paper partner institutions and academic and industry guests also attended the press conference, including: Ben Shenglin, Dean of Zhejiang University International Joint Business School (ZIBS) and Dean of Zhejiang University Fintech Research Institute (AIF); Du Risheng, Managing Director of USGBC North Asia; Dai Gao, Deputy General Manager of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent IoT Solutions R&D Department; Wu Zhengrui, Vice President of IWBI China; Xu Chenbo, Director of USGBC Market Transformation and Expansion North Asia. At the conference site, Johnson Controls and its partners officially issued a research initiative for the future innovation and development of China’s smart cities, inviting more ecosystem partners to join hands and continue to explore the future innovation and sustainable development of smart cities from the perspectives of technological innovation, policy background, and business models.

Under the goal of “double carbon”, the construction of smart cities has been given a new mission. To achieve high-quality and sustainable development, it is more necessary to take into account the two major issues of technology and society in the construction of smart cities, and at the same time to coordinate the relationship between multiple subjects. Johnson Controls will continue to work with partners to gather wisdom from all parties to explore ways to build smart cities and deepen sustainable development.