Adoption of Cloud Management Platform
In order to deliver energy management services of a higher quality to our tenants, and in light of the demands for big data analysis for energy consumption in this digital age, TAIPEI 101 has signed an MOU with Siemens Ltd. Taiwan in 2016 and announced our adoption of Siemens Navigator – the latest cloud-based building energy and sustainability management platform to achieve effective monitoring and analysis of data generated by the building. This would enable us to formulate more efficient energy conservation strategies, improve building efficiency and facilitate the acceleration of smart upgrade for TAIPEI 101 so that we could achieve our objectives of sustainable energy conservation and smart management. In 2017, TAIPEI 101 has already utilized Navigator to create the prototype energy data diagrams and we are looking forward to utilizing the platform in accordance with our energy management needs and further development.
Green Cleaning
In an effort to reduce the negative impact on air quality, tenant and customers’ physical health, building renovations, interior systems and ecological environment from cleaning and sanitation operations, we have established relevant procedures on the use of eco-friendly cleaning products and SOPs for equipment operations, safety procedures for the handling of cleaning chemical agents and the dilution of concentrated chemicals, personnel allocation and training and etc. in the “TAIPEI 101 Green Building Cleaning Regulations” under “TAIPEI 101 Sub-contracting and Outsourcing Regulations for Cleaning and Sanitation Services.” At the same time, we also encourage tenants to request their cleaning service providers to adopt the same green cleaning policy as we do, which is using cleaning products and equipment in compliance with environmental regulations. In 2017, tenants that have responded to our initiative include TWSE, ANZ, BNP Paribas Taiwan and KPMG.
Tenants should be responsible for the separation of waste generated in their areas into recyclable, general waste, and food waste, according to the principle. Waste should be placed in the designated collection containers on each floor. Cleaning staff are responsible for checking the separation of waste and taking waste to the Waste Management Center in the basement.
Energy and Water Conservation Measures
We have conveyed TAIPEI 101's goal in energy and water conservation to our tenants and their employees in the hope that tenants will support green actions together and control the consumption of energy and water resources. Our recommendation in lighting and water conservation includes using energy-efficient lighting fixtures, buying office equipment and appliances with energy-saving and eco-friendly labels, and buying water faucets, toilets, and urinals bearing water conservation labels. For tenants with high power usage, we perform electric panel inspection by methods such as infrared inspection, power analyzer measurement, three-phase aggregate load and tightening circuit breaker screws.
Green Corner
In order to pass on the spirit of environmental protection and sustainable resource recycling to each and every visitor, TAIPEI 101 has set up the Green Corner at the 1F lobby and display videos near the Green Wall on how TAIPEI 101 operates as a green building (for details on the Green Wall, please refer to section 3.3.1 on Eco-Friendly Measures).
Commitment with Tenants
In an effort to make more effective use of the earth’s limited resources, TAIPEI 101 has thus invited tenants to take part in the operations of a green building. We have included green terms in our “Tenant Handbook” and adopted LEED criteria as the framework by incorporating international best practices for the establishment of our “Green Fit-out Guide” as guidelines for the establishment of relevant regulations that shall govern tenants' fit-out sub-contractors in their choice of renovation materials and energy resource management in normal operations to ensure compliance with relevant green building standards. The guide requires that tenants prevent noise pollution and maintain indoor air quality during the period of fit-out in order to mitigate impact on the surrounding environment. Contractors in violation of the fit-out regulations will be asked to restore the premise to its original state and improve upon the shortcomings. At the same time, we also encouraged our office tower tenants to renovate their offices using green materials (i.e. to increase the percentage of green materials used over 45%) and raised the bar in terms of eco-friendly requirements for green materials renovations in the office tower.
Green Power Purchasing
Starting from 2015, TAIPEI 101 has purchased 1.01 GWh of green power for three consecutive years to initiate the trend of green power purchasing for domestic corporations by being the first to set an example for others to follow suit. TAIPEI 101 has collaborated with its office tower tenants to purchase green power together. In 2017, we invited KPMG, Diamond Tony’s Italian Restaurant, Richemont Asia Pacific Ltd., Taiwan Branch and Google to purchase a total of 670,000 kWh of green power. We believe that if we pool the strengths of all tenants in the future, we will be able to achieve great collective strengths and leverage our influence. Our relevant actions have not only been acknowledged by the Taipei City Government with a certificate for “promoting over NT$ 5 million for green purchasing” in October 2017, we also received the “Green Power Gratitude Award” from the MOEA later in December 2017.