AmCham South China-BEE Incorporations

华南美国商会-BEE Incorporations

Sustainability and ESG Event: A Network Mixer with a Quiz Game

可持续发展与ESG活动：互动问答及游戏交流会

Time: 14:30-17:00, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 

Venue: Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel

时间：2025年4月23日（星期三）14:30-17:00

地点：广州粤海喜来登酒店（广州市天河区天河路208号）

Members Priority. Free of Charge.

Limited Seats. First Come, First Served.

Language: English and Chinese

会员优先，免费参加，名额有限，先到先得！

语言：英语和中文

Sustainability in the built environment is a dynamic field, with several emerging and ongoing hot topics that are shaping the industry. Here are some of the key areas of focus that we will most like talk about at the event:

建筑环境的可持续发展是一个充满活力的学科，当前正涌现出多个深刻塑造整个行业的热点议题。以下是我们在此次活动中极有可能重点探讨的关键领域：

• Net Zero Energy Buildings: The push towards buildings that produce as much energy as they consume is gaining momentum. This involves integrating renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and utilizing smart technologies to manage energy use.
• 净零能耗建筑：通过整合可再生能源、提升能效及运用智能技术管理能耗，实现建筑能源自给自足的趋势正在加速。
• Circular Economy: Emphasizing the reuse and recycling of materials in construction to minimize waste and reduce the environmental impact. This includes designing buildings for disassembly and using sustainable materials.
• 循环经济：强调建筑材料的重复利用与循环再生，通过可拆卸设计和可持续材料应用减少废弃物与环境影响。
• Resilience and Adaptation: Designing buildings and infrastructure to withstand climate change impacts, such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and temperature fluctuations. This includes incorporating resilient materials and systems.
• 气候适应与韧性设计：采用抗灾材料和弹性系统，使建筑与基础设施能够抵御极端天气、海平面上升和温度波动等气候变化影响。
• Green Certifications and Standards: The adoption of certifications like LEED, BREEAM, and WELL is increasing, as they provide frameworks for assessing and improving the sustainability of buildings.
• 绿色认证标准：LEED、BREEAM、WELL等认证标准日益普及，为评估和提升建筑可持续性提供系统框架。
• Health and Well-being: There is a growing focus on how buildings impact occupant health and well-being. This includes improving indoor air quality, access to natural light, and creating spaces that promote physical and mental health.
• 健康与福祉：聚焦建筑环境对使用者身心健康的影响，包括改善室内空气质量、自然采光以及促进身心健康的场所营造。
• Smart Buildings and IoT: The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to optimize building operations, improve energy efficiency, and enhance occupant comfort. Smart systems can monitor and adjust lighting, heating, and cooling based on real-time data.
• 智能建筑与物联网：运用物联网技术实时监测调节照明与温控系统，优化建筑运营能效并提升人居舒适度。 
• Embodied Carbon: Addressing the carbon emissions associated with the production and transportation of building materials. This involves selecting low-carbon materials and construction methods.
• 隐含碳：通过选用低碳建材和施工工艺，减少建筑材料生产运输过程中的全生命周期碳排放。
• Water Conservation and Management: Implementing strategies to reduce water usage and manage stormwater effectively. This includes using water-efficient fixtures, rainwater harvesting, and sustainable landscaping.
• 水资源管理：采用节水器具、雨水收集系统和生态景观设计，实现水资源高效利用与暴雨径流管理。 
• Social Equity and Community Engagement: Ensuring that sustainable development benefits all members of a community, including marginalized groups. This involves inclusive design practices and engaging with local communities during the planning process.
• 社会公平与社区参与：通过包容性设计和社区共建，确保可持续发展成果惠及包括边缘群体在内的所有社区成员。 
• Biophilic Design: Incorporating natural elements into building design to enhance the connection between occupants and nature, which can improve well-being and productivity.
• 亲自然设计：将自然元素融入建筑环境，增强人与自然的联结，从而提升健康福祉与工作效率。

These topics reflect the evolving priorities in sustainable development, as the industry seeks to balance environmental, social, and economic considerations in the built environment.

这些议题反映了可持续发展领域优先事项的演变轨迹，折射出建筑行业在推进建筑环境发展过程中，致力于实现环境效益、社会效益与经济效益三者之间的动态平衡。

Theme/主题:

Sustainability, ESG, Built Environment

可持续发展、ESG、建筑环境 

Type of event/活动类型:

Where the ESG, sustainability, environmental, and social stakeholders of Business, Industry and Academia in the Great Bay Area will come together for an event of Networking and Mingling.

汇聚大湾区工商界及学术界的ESG、可持续发展及环境与社会事务相关利益者，共同参与一场交流与互动的盛会。

• Connection with like-minded professionals to exchange ideas on sustainability initiatives
• Bridging Business, Industry and Academia for collaboration opportunities on ESG topics in the Great Bay Area
• The highlight of the event will be a fun sustainability-themed quiz
• 结识志同道合的专业人士，交流可持续发展举措
• 搭建工商界和学术界的桥梁，探索大湾区ESG合作机会
• 活动亮点：可持续发展主题趣味问答游戏

Atmosphere/氛围:

• Business casual
• Teamwork
• Fun and impactful
• 商务休闲
• 团队协作
• 轻松有趣且富有影响力

The deadline to register for this program is on April 21 at 14:00 (China time). Registration is only validated upon receiving the event confirmation QR code. Successful registers will receive a reminder email two days before the event.

报名截止时间为2025年4月21日下午两点。收到活动确认二维码，方视为报名成功。报名成功者将于活动前两天收到提醒邮件。