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Häfele Thailand celebrates the grand opening of its distribution centre extension and holds DGNB certificate ceremony to Thailand as a special guest to hand over the DNGB award to Mr. Volker Hellstern, Managing Director of Häfele Thailand. Among the guests of honour were Dr. Rober t Himmler, Managing Director of EGS-plan Bangkok/DGNB Auditor and Mr. Marius Mehner, GTCC Deputy Executive Director.
Häfele Thailand celebrated the grand opening of its distribution centre’s warehouse extension at Bangna-Trad km22 and held the handover ceremony of the DGNB Award in Silver for the extension project on 17 February 2021. The event welcomed H. E. Mr. Georg Schmidt, the German Ambassador
With a focus on efficiency in order to more significantly enhance ser vice levels and accuracy, the area of the distribution centre in Bangna has been increased from 10,000 m2 to 24,000 m2. During the construction phase, the warehouse systems was adjusted and develop in order to support further significant process enhancement by following German standards. Currently, about 25,000 products
are stocked and readily available in Thailand alone. The extension features environmentfriendly structures, like a solar roof, improved insulation and a well-lit work environment. The DGNB cer tification system offers a planning and optimisation tool for evaluating sustainable buildings and urban districts. Developed to enhance the tangible sustainability of construction projects, it is based on the concept of holistic sustaiability, placing equal emphasis on theenvironment,people and commercial viability. It is used worldwide and is considered the most advanced system of its kind. Häfele Design Centre in Phuket received this award before in 2013, which was the first DNGB Award in Thailand.
Asia Pacific Energy leaders identify seven key trends for a sustainable energy future Regional and global business leaders, policy makers and government representatives throughout the energy sector convened at the Asia Pacific Energy Week to discuss regional challenges and opportunities. Themed “Shaping the Energy of Tomorrow”, the 2-day vir tual event held from March 9 to 10, 2021 saw more than 2,500 participants actively engage in the discussions, opinion polls and questions. The primary objective focused on fostering an ecosystem of collaboration and co-creation between stakeholders to help meet the world’s sustainability goals, boost economic growth, create new jobs and industries, improve human welfare and attain carbon neutrality by 2050. Over the two days, the thought leaders in diverse panel sessions deliberated and arrived at 7 key trends for a successful transition towards a sustainable energy future. 1. Access to reliable, affordable and sustainable energy supply is a necessity for economic growth 2. Ramp up the contribution of renewable energy for long-term sustainability 3. Utilise technology for efficient and cleaner use of energy 4. Embrace emerging and cleaner energy resources like Green Hydrogen 5. Digitalisation and AI-driven technologies will form the core of a future-proof and efficient transmission system 6. Access to sustainable, competitive capital will accelerate the energy transformation journey
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7. Collaboration among stakeholders is imperative for the transformation of the energy landscape Read more: https://press.siemens-energy.com/ global/en/pressrelease/asia-pacific-energyleaders-identify-seven-key-trends-sustainableenergy-future
