The newly constructed 30-story Siemens Center Beijing (Courtesy of Siemens Ltd., China)

Siemens Center Beijing (SCB), the new headquarters to Siemens Ltd., China, was unveiled in Beijing on September 23.

Located in Chaoyang District, the newly constructed 30-story office tower covers an area of 17,500 square meters. With a total investment of 100 million euros, it is the company's largest real estate investment project worldwide.

"By the opening of the new China head office, we will not only offer a brand-new home to Siemens China employees in the SCB, but also reaffirm our strong commitment to a long-term and sustainable development of China," said Prof. Dr. Hermann Requardt, member of Siemens AG Managing Board and Asia Pacific Chairman.

According to Yang Huan, Vice President of Siemens Ltd., China and General Manager of Siemens Real Estate China, the center has been built as a green project--energy-saving and environmental-friendly in operation to achieve sustainable development--to showcase the company's innovative products and technologies.

"Equipped with complete energy conservation measures such as heat recovery, free cooling and chilled beam, the SCB uses 28 percent less energy than base condition without any energy conservation measures and accordingly reduces carbon dioxide emission by 1,200-1,600 tons every year," said Yang.

In addition, an automation and energy management system "Made by Siemens" is applied to provide optimum control for all building systems, including electrical transformers and distribution equipment, building controls and lighting systems, security systems, data systems, networks and telephone systems.

"In all aspects, the new Siemens center is a milestone of our development in China, a milestone of our on-going efforts in environmental care and energy efficiency, and a milestone of our dedication to growing side by side with the local community, the people and the country," said Dr. Richard Hausmann, President and CEO of Siemens Ltd., China. "While we are targeting an order intake from our Environmental Portfolio of 4 billion euros in 2010, we are at the same time helping to build a sustainable and resource-efficient environment for millions of people in China."

Starting from March 2008, the second phase construction of the center will include an integrated energy center, an underground car park and a service centre with improved supporting facilities. The whole retrofit construction is scheduled to be complete by April of 2011.