It is also highly active in researching innovative and sustainable solutions and materials for the construction industry.Īlain Zanoli, Vice-President of Innovation Asia of Saint-Gobain, stated: “At Saint-Gobain, we are guided by clear Purpose and values. Its research area focuses on high-performance solutions for automotive, aerospace, healthcare and renewable energies. Present in China since 2005, Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai, one of the eight transversal Research Centers of the Group, supports innovation for all the businesses of the Asia-Pacific region. Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai is the representative of Saint-Gobain Group to establish this collaboration with Akila. The deployment of Akila offers a peerless management tool that translates directly to employee wellness by optimizing facility uptime, air quality, acoustic environments, and user feedback. The Akila platform offers simultaneous access to these powerful digital twin, data and control dashboards across all sites, which enables global access to bird’s-eye and ground-level view of the portfolio. Starting from HVAC control and furthering into energy simulation, this collaboration will enable Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai to optimize air quality, user satisfaction, and energy consumption by using cutting-edge AI, automation, and extensive sensors. Saint-Gobain’s long-term commitment toward net-zero carbon meets Akila’s willingness to deepen sustainable innovation.
In the meanwhile, this project will continue to take employee feedback to foster a sense of ownership and engagement in the facility’s management.
A pilot project, using the Akila platform and Akila energy module, has been initiated at 15,000 m2 Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai, to manage, control and optimize HVAC systems, which can reduce energy consumption and carbon emission by up to 20%. Shanghai, 21 July 2022 -Saint-Gobain announces its collaboration with Akila, a real-estate data and management platform that uses digital twin and AI technologies to empower data-driven decision making and ESG for large multinational portfolios, to achieve energy-saving objectives and enhance employee wellness.