EGDC Deployment Guidelines – Workshop for the construction/building sector
March 26, 2023
This workshop will bring together developers, providers and buyers/users of digital solutions with the potential to enable a positive net carbon impact* for the Building/Construction sector, as well as sustainable finance representatives, sectorial experts and policy makers to gather their insights and co-create the contents of the Deployment Guidelines that will be developed by the European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC) European Parliament Pilot Project.
The Deployment Guidelines will provide recommendations for the Building/Construction sector to:
* Digital Solutions with the potential to enable a positive net carbon impact are technologies that can help users avoid or reduce climate-harming greenhouse gas emissions, usually through a reduction or avoidance of resource use (e.g. fuel, electricity, raw materials, etc.).
In the Building/Construction sector, an example of such digital solution is a building management system that optimises cooling and heating systems, reducing energy consumption.
10:00 Welcome & introduction
Ilias Iakovidis, Adviser for digital aspects of green transformation, DG CONNECT, European Commission
10: 05 Practical example: Case study from the Construction/Building sector: Schneider Electric High-Performance Building Management System
Vincent Minier, Vice President Energy Transition Research, Schneider Electric™ Sustainability Research Institute
10:15 Presentation: Deployment guidelines for the Construction/Building sector: aims, structure
Beatriz Fialho da Silva, Senior Associate, The Carbon Trust
10:25 Breakout sessions: round 1
Two breakout sessions running in parallel.
10:55 Plenary presentation and discussion of the breakout results
11:10 Breakout sessions: round 2
Two breakout sessions running in parallel.
11:40 Plenary presentation and discussion of the breakout results
11:55 Wrap-up and next steps