Honeywell recently announced a partnership with Shanghai WAIGaoqiao Group Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as “Waigaoqiao Group Co., LTD.”) and signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Senlan Waigaoqiao Business Operation Center Co., LTD., a subsidiary of Waigaoqiao Group. In the early stage, we will cooperate to build the Sunland International Headquarters Building (hereinafter referred to as “Sunland International”) and Ascott Sunland Serviced Residences (hereinafter referred to as “Ascott Apartments”) in the Sunland Outer High Bridge area to promote the energy-saving renovation of existing buildings, and jointly create a low-carbon smart demonstration project.

Picture: Honeywell and Waigaoqiao Group reached a cooperation

According to the agreement, Honeywell will build a customized smart building operation management platform for Waigaoqiao Group, leveraging its mature solutions in the field of smart buildings and deep experience in digital operations. The two sides will also cooperate to build energy-saving renovation demonstration projects of existing office and apartment buildings – Sunland International and Ascott Apartments, create a pilot area of digital energy carbon management [1], realize the full life cycle operation and maintenance management of smart building scenes, and bring more benefits to enterprises, office workers and society while improving the comfort and experience of buildings.

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“We are very pleased to cooperate with Waigaoqiao Group to build a model green smart park and contribute to the high-quality and sustainable development of the Waigaoqiao area in Senlan.” Chen Yan, vice president and general manager of Greater China at Honeywell Intelligent Building Technologies, said, “Digitalization is the only way for the construction industry to achieve the dual goals of economic efficiency and low-carbon development. We look forward to working with more local partners in the future to enable the digital transformation of construction with mature technologies and solutions, and jointly build a new efficient, low-carbon and healthy ecology of China’s construction industry.”

“The wave of digital transformation in the construction industry is unstoppable, and we are very excited to join forces with a world-renowned high-tech company like Honeywell to create benchmark energy efficiency projects such as offices and apartments to accelerate the digital transformation of the region.” Guo Rong, general manager of Shanghai WAIGaoqiao Group Co., LTD., said, “Waigaoqiao Group will continue to firmly practice the concept of ‘double carbon’ in the future, adhere to the strategy of ecological priority and green development, take the lead in promoting sustainable development, and set a new model of low-carbon and energy-saving development.”

Honeywell has extensive experience in the field of sustainability, and while setting its own carbon neutrality target by 2035 and advancing it in an orderly manner, it helps customers achieve low-carbon development through proven technologies and solutions. In terms of sustainable development and digitization of buildings, Honeywell has always been committed to promoting the application of Internet of Things technology in the field of smart buildings from the three aspects of hardware and software, data and services, to help building owners create a building environment that combines health and safety with operational efficiency.

Honeywell has a long history in Shanghai and Pudong. The company moved its Asia-Pacific headquarters to Shanghai as early as 2003 and has witnessed and participated in the booming construction of Pudong. In Pudong around the “dual carbon” goal to promote ecological priority, green development strategy, Honeywell is looking forward to further integrate into the green transformation of Pudong, with innovation to help Pudong’s high-quality development.