Swedish "Passive House" Technology business enters the Chinese market

The WeSwe Group, Gothenburg, Sweden signed a contract to design the first office building with "Passive House Technology" in Harbin, China. Mr Liu Zhaoxin of Heilongjiang Chenergy Real Estate Development Co. Ltd, Real Estate owner commented on the agreement by saying that “The WeSwe Group has assembled a team with the core competencies required for the undertaking of this project”.

Environmental technology cooperation and knowledge exchange between China and Sweden in the field of urban development has gained momentum during the past five years. The collaboration on “Swedish Environment and Green Technology” has now evolved into a new phase where further cooperation is about to start. "We are very proud of the professional relationship with Harbin. This project will be a forerunner to a more long-term strategic cooperation plan for high-performance sustainable engineering in the building sector with China”, said Mr Rung.

The WeSwe Group believes that sustainable building design requires extensive engagement from a committed group of consultants. “Each of our projects is designed to take full advantage of solar orientation, natural beauty, and accessibility”, said Mr Stefan Pettersson.

Ms Charlotta Berggren of Wikström VVS-Kontroll AB continues; “Energy savings, adaptation of passive solar design principles and where appropriate, active solar, wind, geothermal and photovoltaic energy alternatives are also thoughtfully incorporated into our projects”.

“We have a reputation for excellence in providing award-winning design solutions. We attribute the ongoing success of our consultant group The WeSwe Group to innovative, cost-effective solutions designed to satisfy each client's unique requirements”, said Mr Peter Rung.

"The Chinese market is one of the most significant parts of our 'go global' strategy. We have been committed for a long period of time to developing close business ties with clients in China", said Mr Erik Samuelsson of VBK Konsulterande ingenjörer AB.

The Center for Environmental Technology (CENTEC) coordinates the Swedish Government’s resources to promote Swedish environmental technology cooperation with China. The purpose is to support Swedish and Chinese authorities, organisations and companies to create partnerships and business for sustainable development and urbanization in China.

“We are very happy that our involvement in promoting passive houses standards in China has contributed to this business opportunity between the WeSwe Group in Göteborg and Harbin in China”, says Mr Anders Wollter, Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing and Head of CENTEC. “This will be an important pilot and showcase of Swedish excellence. The opportunities for cooperation, knowledge exchange, sharing of experience and trade between China and Sweden in environment technology and sustainable urbanization are huge. Swedish solutions can help increase energy savings and emissions reductions. We can expect great market opportunities and demand for Swedish solutions during the next years, following China’s recently launched national plan for urbanization, as well as the implementation of the 2013 plan to combat air pollution.” 

WESWE GROUP

WeSwe Group is a design organization in Sweden with full service Architectural, Environmental consultants, Energy and HVAC engineering and Structural consultants within the sustainable building sector. 

The portfolio includes several award-winning projects and is operated by:

Liljewall arkitekter AB, www.liljewall-arkitekter.se

VBK Konsulterande ingenjörer AB, www.vbk.se

Wikström VVS-Kontroll AB, www.wikstromvvskontroll.se

Eco Cycle Design AB, www.ecocycledesign.com

ENQUIRES

Peter Rung, Liljewall arkitekter

Tfn: +46705561833, peter.rung@liljewall-arkitekter.se 

Stefan Pettersson, Wikström VVS-Kontroll

Tfn: +4670533 86 31, stefan.pettersson@wikvvs.se

Ulf Kjellberg, VBK Konsulterande ingenjörer

Tfn: +46765433559, ulf.k@vbk.se

Anders Wollter
Minister Counsellor, Head of CENTEC

Tfn: +8610 6532 9790, anders.wollter@gov.se

CENTEC, www.swedenabroad.com

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Chenergy Creek Green Office Building is located in Nangang District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China. The building is a commercial office building complex, with offices, public areas, restaurants and social club approximately 20.000 sqm. The building will be certified as a passive house building due to the international standard by PHI, (Passivhus Institut).

HARBIN

Harbin, which was originally a Manchurian word meaning "a place for drying fishing nets", grew from a small rural settlement on the Songhua River to become one of the largest cities in Northeast China. The city was founded in 1898 with the coming of the Trans-Manchurian Railway. Harbin is also the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang province. The city's urban area has 6 million inhabitants, while the total population of the sub-provincial city has 11 million inhabitants. Harbin serves as a key political, economic, scientific, multicultural and communications hub in Northeast China, as well as an important industrial base of the nation.

CENTEC is the Swedish Government’s organization in China operated by the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing.

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