The low-carbon lifestyle is increasingly preferred by young people and influences design, energy and design parameters in a number of key sectors
With the development of ESG (environmental, social and governance), China's striving for its “dual carbon” destinations and the increasing consumer for sustainability, the green construction industry has become a sunrise industry that insists on considerable growth because it is known in the country.
Green Building refers to a building that preserves resources to the largest (energy conservation, country, water and materials), protects the environment and reduces pollution. It offers a healthy, applicable and efficient environment for humans and at the same time forms a symbiotic relationship with nature in the entire life cycle.
Behind the rise of the green building, the preference for a greener lifestyle with a growing number of people is obtained. Consumers are now increasingly bringing their own cups or bottles when buying coffee. In addition, cafes and restaurants in Leed (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) are very popular with the young people, as they pay special attention to the Leed notes in the window of the business before entering.
The LEED assessment system developed by United States Green Building Council evaluates to what extent a building is environmentally friendly, uses energy-efficient devices and actively uses renewable energies or other technologies that reduce the negative effects of buildings on the environment.
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“For many young people, ESG is no Longer to unattainable concept, but a practice and achievable one. More and more young people are choosing to purchase, and promote products with environmental elements and are adopting green, low-carbon lifestyle. This trend is Particularly Evident in Sectors Search as Food and Beverages, HouseHold Goods, and Fashion, “Said Wang Jing, Vice-President of UsGBC North Asia.
On the Middle Urumqi Road in the Jing'an district in Shanghai is the first Leed Zero Energy Pharmacy in the world. Unlike regular pharmacies, the Leed Zero Energy Pharmacy stores certain drugs in refrigerators and keeps them at a constant temperature and moisture. The refrigerators are energy -saving and use environmentally friendly refrigerants.
“With regard to the daily routine work, we take on a number of internal and external office systems for online waste. We have gradually reached paperless and electronic documentation not only in our shops, but also in our office and logistics systems, as well as the use of recycling sales boxes. In addition, so as not to make it accessible. Cowell Health, parent company of Cowell-and Leed Zero Energy Pharmacy.
The health sector is not only green – more companies in the food and beverage sector were ahead of the curve and are now scaling their environmentally friendly efforts. By June 2024, the Chinese coffee chain Luckin Kaffee had three outlets on the gold level in Xiamen in the province of Fujian and in Tianjin and Hangzhou, province of Zhejiang, and in the province of Zhejiang. The sales outlets are more environmentally friendly in terms of design and construction.
Based on the extent that certain criteria in categories such as energy efficiency, water protection and environmental quality meet interior, there are four LEED certifications: certified (40-49 points), silver (50-59 points), gold (60-79 points) and platinum (80+ points).
Luckin was also the first Chinese coffee brand to experience the certification at Leed Platinum level. The 20,000. Exit-das in Beijing ZhongGuancun-erb the certification by the end of 2024. The outlet was built on platinum on platinum on the design and the construction phase according to the standards.
By installing an intelligent energy monitoring system and the energy -saving devices, the energy efficiency of the outlet was significantly improved, and energy savings and emission reduction were funded. With the help of a fresh air system and intelligent LED lighting, consumers can have a more comfortable shopping experience in the shop. The business has developed well in water savings, energy savings, environmental quality, the location selection, waste management and other aspects and reached the highest LEED standard.
“Luckins Leed Volume Prototype of the Business was currently pre -certified, which laid a basis for the certification of our outlets by Batch. We expect that we will certify 15 outlets this year. In addition, we are planning to integrate the concept of sustainable development in the entire industry chain. said Sabrina Zhao, General Manager for Public Communication of Luckin, also responsible for the sustainable development of the company.
McDonald's China has the largest number of lead-certified projects worldwide. Over 3,600 restaurants in China are leed-certified and take into account over half of his entire restaurants in the country and include 29 regions on the provincial level on the Chinese mainland.
McDonald's China has been using the LEED volume program in its restaurants since 2018 and promotes the green practices nationwide and develops in the development of flagship projects. In addition, three restaurants have already been completed in Leed Zero Carbon, which has set a new standard for sustainability in the Chinese food industry. Your approach also drives suppliers, contractors and designers to adapt to the developing sustainability standards.
“With McDonalds China's large scope and fast expansion pace, we have developed a standardized and reproducible LEED certification prototype, which enables 100 percent of our new restaurants to achieve the LEED certification standard and continuously lead in the green restaurant development.
“In view of the complexity of our restaurant operations and the wide equipment of the equipment, we will remain at the same time to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions to match the operating performance-” said Doni Ma, Vice President of McDonald's China National Construction, Design, Equipment and Appendix.
In the logistics segment there are a number of companies that have taken over environmentally friendly buildings. Mapletree Investments PTE LTD, the real estate company in Singapore, is one of the first moving companies in Leed in the logistics sector in China. The team pursued various innovative approaches and measures to advance their sustainability trip.
So far, over 60 percent or 400 of the Mapletree assets have received Leed certifications worldwide. They include over 350 logistics assets of Mapletree China, with more than 75 percent awarding the certifications at the gold level and platinum at a platinum level. These certifications cover an area of over 6.6 million square meters.
“We want to install over 180 megawatts -solar energy assets for our China logistics -wealth values by 2030 and reach a 100 percent Green Building certification for China's logistics and commercial assets by 2035,” said Goh Chye Boon, Regional -CEO from Mapletree China.
The most recent report by the USGBC states that the Chinese mainland in 2024 again took first place in its annual list of 10 countries and regions for Leed. This was the ninth year in a row in which the Chinese mainland exceeded the list.
The ranking shows countries and regions outside the United States, which make considerable progress in healthy, sustainable construction design, construction and operation. Last year, 1,860 Leed Green Building projects, which represented more than 25 million square meters of space, were certified on the Chinese mainland.
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According to the USGBC in 2024, Shanghai took on the number of LEED certified projects among all cities in China, followed by Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou in the province of Guangdong, Suzhou in the province of Jiangsu and Hangzhou.
On April 28, USGBC officially started the latest version of the Leed rating system – Leed V5. As an updated and reinforced version of the previous one, V5 focuses on three main aspects: decarbonization, quality of life as well as ecological preservation and restoration. When applying for a LEED certification, companies are assessed in the three main aspects that better fit into their corporate sustainability goals.
“Since its introduction in 2000, Leed has changed the way buildings and municipalities were built, built and operated – fundamentally redesigned – the ecology of cities around the world. Since the global demand for sustainable development is growing, our evaluation systems have to develop in order to fulfill the moment. Through Leed aids, which is used with the model of humans Concerned people with the prerequisites.
The Journal China Venture Capital estimated that by the end of 2025 the Green Building industry China's estimated 1.3 trillion Yuan ($ 181 billion) will exceed.
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