User Manual

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Facts & fi gures
By the year 2030, we will
be consuming around 50%
more energy than today.
About 80% of greenhouse
gases are produced by cities,
even though they occupy
only 0.4% of the earth‘s
surface.
Around 40% of global energy
consumption comes from
buildings.
Intelligent solutions can
save up to 30% of the energy
consumed by buildings.
A hospital project in Ger-
many, for instance, slashed
yearly CO
2
emissions by
4,100 tons.
Since 1994, Siemens has
completed more than 1,000
energy effi ciency projects.
These have reduced energy
costs by some 2 billion
euros.
CO
2
emissions were reduced
by around 1.2 million tons.
This reduction is the equiva-
lent of approximately 6
billion vehicle kilometers.