Construction Magazine June 2018 | Page 145

creating energy-efficient buildings is more important than ever .
As such , Siemens has set itself an ambitious goal to become the world ’ s first major industrial company to be completely carbon neutral by 2030 . To achieve this , it is investing in technologies such as energy management systems and automation system for buildings .
This commitment isn ’ t just good for corporate citizenship , it ’ s also good business , says Manzoor .
“ The company plans to cut its carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions in half by 2020 and then to be