The Future of Homes and Buildings

Demand Response Mechanisms: Saving Money and Emissions

Welcome back to the second series of The Future of Homes and Buildings podcast.
 
As usual, this podcast constantly explores the many different ways to make homes and buildings performing better in terms of CO2 emissions so that they are less harmful to the environment.
 
This #2 episode of the new series break into a brand new territory: the world of "Demand Response".
You’ve probably often heard this wording. But do you know exactly what it means and what it implies for our homes and our buildings?
 
Survoltage has made Demand / Response a business. This business brings very concrete benefits to home owners and building owners to manage their energy more wisely, helping them decrease their energy bills, and ultimately their emissions.
 
Survoltage end-goal is to avoid producing electricity that is not green – in other words, produced by oil-based or coal-based plants. These polluting power plants are often necessary especially at peak times, when everyone needs electricity supply at the same time. Indeed, at these times of the day, renewable energy are not sufficient any longer to ensure every need.
 
But what if we start acting on the consumption itself? What if some of your appliances, you’d start them only after the peak is over, or even before the peak starts? Would it change anything to your comfort?
 
This is exactly what Survoltage does. Shifting the time you are consuming electricity – i.e. using some appliances – in an automatic way, and without compromising on your comfort. Suddenly Demand Response starts to be very concrete and very appealing!
Survoltage is accessible now to all users of the Wiser app, by Schneider Electric, in France. And soon in other parts of Europe as Survoltage expand their services.
 
Listen to this passionate conversation Michael Lotfy Gierges, Executive Vice President Home & Distribution at Schneider Electric, had with Jeff Knoepfli, CEO and Co-founder of Survoltage.
 
To know more:
Visit Survoltage website
Learn how to manage your energy more wisely by visiting our webpage: Be Energy Wise, Make an Impact
Read in the press:
Survoltage launches an application to avoid power outages, Les Echos
How to improve energy efficiency with HEMS and smart tech, an interview of Michael Lotfy Gierges in Men's Journal
Other useful resources to understand Demand Response:
Discover Demand Response with the International Energy Agency
Peak demand: what is it and why does it matter? By Energysage.com
Peak and Off-Peak Energy Explainer: Here’s the Cheapest Time to Use Electricity, by CNET

The rise of Home Energy Management

In the first episode our new series, join Michael Lotfy Gierges as he speaks with Bill Hughes and Hannah Bastian from Guidehouse Insights on the latest developments in the home energy management market. 
 
From the rise of residential energy management solutions to whole home energy management systems such as Schneider Electric's Wiser, this conversation spans the current state of this evolving market and top insights from two analysts who look at the factors driving the trends.
 
Bill Hughes is a principal research analyst leading Guidehouse Insights’ Built Environment Residential practice. He has over three decades of experience in technology marketing and strategy business planning, with expertise in drawing insights from a variety of data sources, building valuation models, and preparing business plans. 
 
Hannah Bastian is a research analyst contributing to Guidehouse Insights’ Building Automation and Control and Building Efficiency and Decarbonization services. Her research focuses on global market analysis and forecasts for energy efficiency building technologies, building energy management systems, intelligent buildings, and building-to-grid integration.
 
Stay tuned for the next episode of Future of Homes and Buildings where we will continue to explore the latest developments and innovations that will help us all to become more energy efficient in our own homes.
 
Know more about Guidehouse: https://guidehouseinsights.com/
Know how to be Energy Wise, learn how to be an Impact Maker: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/campaign/be-energy-wise/

Start of a new series of The Future of Homes and Buildings podcast

Climate Change with Net Zero Homes podcast now becomesImpact Makers: the Power of Homes and Buildings.
In this series, Michael Lotfy Gierges, Executive Vice President Home & Distribution at Schneider Electric, invites global CEOs, key opinion leaders, industrial analysts, innovators, energy optimists of all sorts, and we’ll talk on how to reduce carbon emissions in homes and buildings, how we can leverage smart technology and digital innovation so that we can collectively work towards the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1,5 degrees.
 

How end-of-life tyres end up into an electrical panel

With Patrick Hasenhütl, BASF
Welcome again to Climate Change with Net Zero Homes, our podcast which explores the different routes our homes can take to become net zero.
Today, we have an exciting conversation lined up as our host, Florent Berard, sits down with Patrick Hasenhütl, Vice President of Business Management, Industrial Application at BASF.
Join us as we explore our long-standing partnership and delve into the world of sustainable materials and the transition towards a circular economy. You’ll understand the process which makes end-of-life tyres suitable for creating a recycled material. And then, how this recycled material has been adapted to replace the traditional plastics used in circuit breakers, and how we managed to have it comply with the strictest electrical distribution standards.
Get a glimpse of Florent Berard and Patrick Hasenhütl conversation:
BASF and Schneider Electric joint commitment to sustainability and innovation.
The challenges posed by 350 million metric tons of plastic waste every year and the importance of finding sustainable solutions.
The concept of chemical recycling as a complementary approach to mechanical recycling for plastic waste.
The positive impact of our collaboration, including the recycling of 400 tonnes of plastic and significant carbon emission reductions.
The significance of electrical safety in home and the very specific work done by our engineers to make the recycled plastics compliant with the strictest regulatory test
Our dedication to using sustainable materials in our products.
Follow our speakers on Linkedin:
Patrick Hasenhütl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hasenhütl-a5466416/
Florent Berard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florent-berard/
Learn more:
About BASF
BASF Sustainability commitments
BASF ChemCycling® solution
Schneider Electric Sustainability commitments
Schneider Electric Resi9 miniature circuit breaker
Schneider Electric initiatives with recycled materials and recycled packaging
Schneider Electric commitments to make homes efficient, resilient and sustainable

EV adoption is slowed by lack of public infrastructure, myth?

With Colin McKerracher, BloombergNEF
Welcome back to Climate Change with Net Zero homes, the podcast that explores the building bricks that are needed to make our homes net zero.
Today, our host Mike Doucleff, head of eMobility Division, talks to Colin McKerracher, Head of Advanced Transport at BloombergNEF. Together, they are discussing electric mobility trends across different angles:
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption rates across different geographies
the policies and incentives from governments
the barriers to EV adoption and how to overcome them,
the myth around public infrastructure being the biggest barrier for EV adoption
home and workspace charging: how does this impact heavily the energy management on site
the future trends in the EV market, like the close link with PV and battery storage
 
Read more from Colin McKerracher researches and studies on Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQm2VBtBz0Y/colin-mckerracher 
Discover Home Energy Management Solution: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/campaign/homes-of-the-future/ 
 
Email Schneider Electric: johanne.guigue@se.com

Internet of Things (IoT) powering Smart and Sustainable Homes of the Future

With John Canali, Omdia
We are back for a new episode of "Climate Change with Net-Zero Homes" podcast with a new highly reputed list of global CEOs, key opinion leaders, industrial analysts, innovators, energy optimists to educate us on how to reduce carbon emissions at home, how we can leverage smart technology and digital innovation so that we can collectively work towards the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1,5 degrees .
On this episode join Yan Golaz, SVP Global Offer Innovation at Schneider Electric along with John Canali, Principal Senior Analyst at Omdia as they discuss how IoT is powering sustainability in corporates and homes in the post-pandemic world.
John Canali and Yan Golaz also discuss Matter - the new connectivity standards and redefine Smart Homes of the future, rising climate change concerns worldwide and the collective responsibility that consumers/corporates have in ensuring wider adoption of net-zero innovations and practices.
Guest: John Canali, Principal Senior Analyst, Omdia
Host: Yan Golaz, SVP Global Offer Innovation, Schneider Electric
Topics on this podcast:
How IoT is driving sustainability in corporations and homes.
Deep dive into the Internet of Things (IoT) innovations which are inching consumers towards a smarter and sustainable living
How Matter connectivity standard is set to redefine the smart home industry.
Want to share any feedback, questions or comments? We’d love to hear them! Email Schneider Electric: johanne.guigue@se.com 

How does a fishing net end up in your smart device?

With Helen Mets, Executive VP of Materials, DSM
Tune in to episode 4 of the ‘Climate Change with Net Zero Homes’ podcast with brand new host YiFu Qi, EVP Global Home & Distribution division at Schneider Electric, as he sits down with Helen Mets from global purpose and science based company DSM, to find out how recycled fishing nets end up in our smart devices at home.
As we face unprecedented environmental challenges, smart and sustainable homes are the future. But, we fail at the first hurdle if the smart home devices themselves are not a part of the circular economy. Listen to our latest episode to find out how Schneider and DSM have revolutionised using recycled plastic in smart technology, available now.
Guests: Helen Mets, Executive Vice-President of Materials, DSM
Topics discussed in this episode:
Building a circular economy in the electrical industry
Addressing regulatory challenges faced when using recycled materials
Turning fishing nets into smart devices
Resources mentioned in this episode:
UN Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
Paris Agreement: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement
Want to share any feedback, questions or comments? We’d love to hear them! Email Schneider Electric: johanne.guigue@se.com

Making EVs accessible to all homeowners

With Nicolas Banchet, co-founder of ChargeGuru and CEO of Zeplug
Episode three of the ‘Climate Change with Net Zero Homes’ podcast features Manish Pant chatting with Nicolas Blanchet from ChargeGuru and Zeplug about how Electric Vehicle (EV) charging can be made accessible for all, no matter what type of property you live in.
The Electric Vehicle (EV) sector has experienced phenomenal growth over the last 12 months – how can we leverage this innovation and new found consumer demand to reach our Net Zero goals?
Find out in our latest episode, available now.
Guests: Nicolas Banchet, co-founder ChargeGuru and CEO Zeplug, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-banchet-a109611/
 
Topics discussed in this episode:- Electric Vehicle (EV) impact on home electricity consumption and capacity- Holistical approaches to home energy management- How EVs can help us achieve Net Zero goals
 
Resources mentioned in this episode:- Climate Action, European Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/cars_en - Mobility policy law, Official Journal 2019: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/loi-dorientation-des-mobilites - National Association for the development of eMobility: https://www.avere.org/what-is-avere/
Know more about what we can do together to achieve net zero homes: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/campaign/homes-of-the-future/
Contact Manish Pant on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishpant01/
Want to share any feedback, questions or comments? We’d love to hear them! Email Schneider Electric: johanne.guigue@se.com

Road to Net-Zero homes with Home Energy Management System (HEMS)

With Daniel Talero, Guidehouse Insights
In the second episode of ‘Climate Change with Net Zero Homes’ podcast, Manish Pant sits down with Daniel Talero from Guidehouse Insights to chat about one of the most pressing issues since the world went into lockdown one year ago and we all started to spend more time at home consuming more energy than ever before: Home Energy Management (HEM).
Just how has deurbanization and the new multi-purpose housing trend impacted the smart energy industry?
 
Find out how home builders and home owners can forge a path to achieve net zero houses in this latest episode.
 
Guests: Daniel Talero, Guidehouse Insights: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-talero-2044427/
 
Topics discussed in this episode:
Smart home market trends
What are the barriers to adoption of smarter energy management tools?
Retrofitting vs new builds
Decarbonisation
 
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- World GBC Nov 2020 report: https://worldgbc.org/news-media/new-worldgbc-report-outlines-how-asia-pacific-can-build-back-better-tackling-embodied
- Guidehouse Insights Q1 2020 report on Home Electrification: https://guidehouseinsights.com/reports/home-electrification
- The Home Electrification Market Rises as Technological Barriers Fall blog article from Daniel TaleroPart 1: https://guidehouseinsights.com/news-and-views/the-home-electrification-market-rises-as-technological-barriers-fall-part-1Part 2: https://guidehouseinsights.com/news-and-views/the-home-electrification-market-heats-up-as-technological-barriers-fall-part-2
 
Know more about what we can do together to achieve net zero homes: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/campaign/homes-of-the-future/
Contact Manish Pant on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishpant01/
Have any questions or comments? Email johanne.guigue@se.com

Can data be the path to Net Zero Homes?

With Patrick Caiger-Smith, Chairman of geo - Green Energy Options
In this episode of Climate Change with Net Zero Homes podcast, Manish Pant chats with Patrick Caiger-Smith, Chairman of geo – Green Energy Options (https://www.geotogether.com/) about how we can manage one of the largest consumers of electricity in our homes better: heating. We explore how working from home has made an impact and how we can use smart technology to monitor and control our energy usage more effectively to achieve Net Zero goals. Join us on the journey to developing smart and sustainable homes.
 
Guests: Patrick Caiger-Smith, Chairman geo – Green Energy Options
 
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Smart heating and smart technology- Energy consumption – the impact of working from home- Achieving Net Zero- Data and automation
 
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Heating is the biggest energy consumer
- Net Zero European regulations: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/strategies/2050_en- EU Buildings Directive: https://ec.europa.eu/energy/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficient-buildings/energy-performance-buildings-directive_en- UK – heat pumps installation: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution/title- UK – smart meter installation: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plans-to-drive-up-smart-meter-installations
Follow the speakers on Linkedin:- Manish Pant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishpant01/- Patrick Caiger-Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-caiger-smith-012b615/
Know more about what we can do together to achieve net zero homes: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/campaign/homes-of-the-future/Have any questions or comments? Email johanne.guigue@se.com