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Hong Kong's Housing Technology Development Opportunities and Potential Attract Attention in Paris

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Hong Kong's Secretary for Housing, Ms Winnie Ho, has concluded a visit to Paris to introduce the city's housing technology development opportunities and potential. During her visit, Ms Ho learned about the application of IoT, AI, and robotics in building energy efficiency and smart energy management at Schneider Electric's Innovation Hub. The Housing Bureau is promoting new technologies under the Housing·I&T initiative, focusing on smart housing design, construction, and management, robotics applications, and smart estate management.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Housing Bureau is promoting new technologies under the Housing·I&T initiative, categorized into three groups: smart housing design, construction, and management; robotics applications; and smart estate management.
  • Three self-developed projects by the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) have enhanced project effectiveness, speed, quantity, quality, efficiency, and safety, while reducing costs: HA-PIMAP, DCSMS, and BIM-SAFD.
  • The HKHA has been promoting low-carbon construction and the use of environmentally friendly materials to help Hong Kong achieve carbon neutrality before 2050.
  • Ms. Ho visited Schneider Electric's Innovation Hub to learn about their application of IoT, AI, and robotics in building energy efficiency and smart energy management.
  • The HKHA promotes and advances the development of innovative technologies at the planning and design, construction, and inspection stages of works.
  • Ms Ho had dinner with representatives of the Business Environment Council and the largest employers' association in France, Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), to discuss the application of construction technology and smart cities development.

Statistics:

  • 3 self-developed projects by the HKHA: HA-PIMAP, DCSMS, and BIM-SAFD.
  • The HKHA has been promoting low-carbon construction to help Hong Kong achieve carbon neutrality before 2050.
  • The Housing·I&T initiative promotes new technologies in 3 areas: smart housing design, construction, and management; robotics applications; and smart estate management.
  • Ms Ho visited Schneider Electric's Innovation Hub and Saint-Gobain Group headquarters in Paris.
  • Ms Ho had dinner with representatives of the Business Environment Council and Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) to discuss construction technology and smart cities development.

Sources:

  • Hong Kong SAR Government
  • Contify.com

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