HKUST, French companies ink MoU on low-carbon retrofit pilot project

The pilot will retrofit an existing HKUST building to improve energy efficiency.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of French companies to launch a low-carbon retrofit pilot project.

The pilot will involve retrofitting an existing HKUST building to improve energy efficiency.

The consortium includes Schneider Electric, Veolia, Bouygues-Dragages, Egis, and Saint-Gobain.

The project follows the Team France Green Paper, which identified opportunities for collaboration to support Hong Kong’s decarbonisation efforts.

The agreement was signed by HKUST Vice President for Administration and Business Tam Kar-yan, Schneider Electric Hong Kong President Jonathan Chiu, and Veolia Hong Kong and Macau CEO Laurent Pelletier.