SYNOPSIS

The buildings sector plays a key role in decarbonizing the global economy. Buildings account for close to a quarter of the SEA region’s total final energy consumption and energy-related CO2 emissions. With continued economic development, urbanization and population growth across the region, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) analysis shows that both final energy consumption and CO2 emissions in buildings will continue to grow without ambitious policy actions.

Improving the energy efficiency of building envelopes and systems, increasing renewable energy utilization, phasing out the use of traditional biomass and switching to clean cooking and electricity, while enhancing energy access for vulnerable households across the region, can result in more than a 60% reduction in Co2 emissions from buildings by 2040



BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Mr Vinod Jethani has a background in Mechanical Engineering, he has been associated with HVAC industry for more than 24 years, currently he is working with Danfoss as Business Development Manager, Commercial Buildings – Asia Pacific Region based Singapore. Vinod was based in Malaysia since July 2017 before moving to Singapore in Jan 2020.

Vinod completed his Mechanical Engineering degree (MEng) in 1996 from Dehi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya University, Indore India. Vinod has been engaged in execution of several infrastructure buildings i.e. Airports, Hospitals, Hotels, Office Buildings, Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductor facilities etc.