REDCON and Schneider Electric sign two Memorandums of Understanding in COP27

By Eman Hamed

REDCON signed two memorandums of understanding with Schneider Electric in COP27; the first was with REDCON and the second with REDCON for Offices and Commercial Centers for its flagship project “Golden Gate”.

The signing ceremony was attended by Eng. Tarek El Gammal Chairman of REDCON, Mr. Ahmed Abdalla, Vice Chariman of REDCON and Mr. Sebastian Riez, North East Africa & Levant Cluster President and Fouad Zayed, Vice President of Schneider Electric for Digital Power in North East Africa & Levant Cluster.

The first MOU aims to build smart buildings and sustainable projects by cooperating with Schneider Electric, one of the leading firms in sustainable development globally through the use of their EcoStruxure™ platform. This is an open platform that allows for interactive use at homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries and is considered as one of the latest and most modern systems for control that include tried and tested programs and systems on a global standard. The platform will help to control and maintain the infrastructure of the project, which includes electricity, heating, air conditioning, water, gas, data centers, databases, DCIM, traffic, security, and command and control centers. This is all aiming to create a model that suits the Egyptian economy, its environment, and social and cultural norms; this will help REDCON Construction to better integrate sustainable development in engineering and construction. The second MOU will aim to use the BMI-6D model as a new and innovative way to manage and design projects, incorporating sustainability, as well as energy use in all aspects of the flagship project Golden Gate.

Eng. Tarek El Gamal, Chairman of REDCON, stated that “The cooperation will serve to better build a greater understanding of what green buildings are and how can REDCON Construction implement them using sustainable development models. We see this as the way forward in the construction field. REDCON for Offices & Commercial Centers is working to implement the concept of green standards and sustainable development in its Golden Gate project whilst working to adhere to the EDGE Certification, which is a green buildings rating certification endorsed by IFC and recognized in more than 130 countries. In addition, Golden Gate’s rooftops are all covered in solar panels to help reduce energy consumption from the public grid.”

Mr. Sebastien Riez, North East Africa & Levant Cluster President of Schneider Electric stated “The MOU being signed with REDCON will allow for the use of sustainable technologies that reduce power consumption, streamline power usage and use sustainable development to build a strong data center and futuristic industries. He further clarified that “Digital Transformation and efficient power consumption are intertwined paths for the future requiring further innovation to digitalize and ensure operational efficiency to make a real impact on the global efforts to combat climate change.”

REDCON for Offices and Commercial Centers is a founding member of the Egyptian Green Building Council (EGBC), a member of Chapter Zero, UN Global Compact Network in Egypt as well as a member of African Business Leaders. The company’s vision focuses primarily on sustainable development through its green building design, that covers 9 of the 17 UN SDGs.