Siemens has assisted the management team of TAIPEI 101, the tallest building in Taiwan and the second tallest building in the world, to achieve platinum certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED-EBOM), the top accreditation for existing 'green' buildings.

The internationally recognized certification system provides third-party verification that a building uses strategies intended to improve performance in energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, indoor environmental quality and better stewardship of resources. The Siemens Building Technologies Division has played a key role in supporting TAIPEI 101 to attain the certification. Over the past two years, TAIPEI 101's building automation and energy efficiency were optimized to achieve a 10% saving in electricity usage, water consumption and waste. The building's energy consumption became 30% more efficient in comparison to that of an average building. All of this results in approximately 700,000 USD of savings in annual energy costs. Read More