Siemens HQ, Abu Dhabi’s most resource efficient office, goes dark for Earth Hour

The Siemens Headquarters at Masdar City is the first LEED Platinum-certified office building in Abu Dhabi. Inaugurated in January 2014, in its first year the headquarters saved 52 per cent water and 63 per cent electricity compared to a standard Abu Dhabi office building. It uses a combination of innovative architecture, material selection and advanced building technology from Siemens to make significant savings of water and electricity.

Earth Hour is an annual global event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and encourages individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of combined cycle turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2014, which ended on September 30, 2014, Siemens generated revenue from continuing operations of €71.9 billion and net income of €5.5 billion. At the end of September 2014, the company had around 343,000 employees worldwide on a continuing basis. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.