Schneider Electric has said that it has achieved carbon neutrality for its new Dubai office, ‘The NEST’ within three months of the official opening. Designed to prioritise resource efficiency, collaboration, and employee wellbeing, the company’s hardware and software are embedded throughout the building to ensure adaptability for present and future needs.
The NEST is billed as a hub for innovation and talent development, and includes a dedicated training centre to equip local professionals and youth with next-generation skills. The building design aims to boost collaboration and productivity, and features 360 workstations, 90 meeting rooms, as well as a modular amphitheatre. The inauguration of Schneider Electric’s new Dubai office earlier in May marked the launch of the company’s Impact Buildings Program, which aims to drive sustainability through its own global commercial real estate using its EcoStruxure solutions suite, the firm said.
These technologies include Building Operation, Power Monitoring Expert, Building Data Platform, and Planon, where visitors can experience its smart building technology at work.
Amel Chadli, the President, Gulf Cluster, Schneider Electric commented, “By embedding our own technologies, we have cut energy consumption by 37% this year, while aiming to achieve emissions reduction of +700 tCO2e/year by 2026, proving that a Net Zero future is a tangible reality. We are proud to have created a vibrant workspace that directly aligns with the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative and serves as a blueprint for a more sustainable future.”
He added, “The NEST is more than just a new building; it’s a testament to the power of partnership. Our own employees named this building, giving it a true sense of ownership from day one. In collaboration with local partners like Dubai Silicon Oasis and the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority, we’ve brought this vision to life.”
Schneider Electric explained that The NEST was designed on the following four main pillars: it is sustainable (achieving emissions reduction of +700 tCO2e/year, roughly equivalent to the annual energy use of 82 homes in the UAE; and targets 47% onsite renewable sourcing, towards achieving LEED Platinum certification); it is people-centric (a healthy building with indoor air quality and daylight harvesting, and a next-gen Innovation Hub offering smart meeting room, visitor management, wayfinding, and ticketing experiences, and targeting WELL Equity Rating); it is Resilient (powering resilience with a micro grid, digital twin for simulation and operational efficiency, as well as a cybersecure edge data centre, ensuring predictive maintenance and digital asset management), and it is Efficient (an adaptive workplace with space occupancy analytics that leverages AI for HVAC, maintenance, and operational optimisation, all while targeting +50% energy and water saving, and automated workflows for facility management).
With buildings responsible for as much as 37% of global carbon emissions, The NEST has been specifically engineered to showcase how the application of technology can significantly enhance sustainability in the built environment.
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