Cities

of
tomorrow

CITY HALL

SCHOOL

150 YEARS OF PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES

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Group
profile
GDF SUEZ develops its businesses (electricity,
natural gas, services) around a model based on
responsible growth to take up todays major
energy and environmental challenges: meeting
energy needs, ensuring the security of supply,
fighting against climate change and maximizing

219,300
the use of resources.
The Group provides highly efficient and
innovative solutions to individuals, cities and employees throughout
businesses by relying on diversified gas-supply the world
sources, flexible and low-CO2-emission power > inc. 61,300 in electricity
and gas,
generation as well as unique expertise in four key
> 78,400 in energy services,
sectors: liquefied natural gas, energy efficiency > and 79,600 in environmental
services, independent power production and services.
environmental services.

97
BILLION
in 2012 revenues.
 The city of tomorrow
will be networked
Today, at the start of the century, more than one out of every
two inhabitants of the planet lives in a town or city: that
irreversible momentum means that by 2020, there will be
19 mega-cities of more than 10 million inhabitants,
including 12 in Asia. While technology can achieve all
sorts of feats, we must model the city of tomorrow on
criteria other than the infinite availability of energy and
resources. We must innovate and design urban space as
an aggregate of systems than talk to each other. The core
values of a sustainable city are linked to its capacity to
adapt and be transformed over time, to its high quality of
use and life, to economies made by its residents, by the
fluidity of its networks, by its safety, and by its sharing of
space. The GDF SUEZ group strives to put these values
Grard Mestrallet into play by incorporating its ideas as early as possible
Chairman and CEO into major urban projects. The foundations of the
sustainable city lie in very early anticipation, even before
facilities are designed, so that the resulting technical
values are established there in a sustainable and
integrated manner. The urban metamorphosis will be a
massive one. GDF SUEZ intends to take up the challenge.

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 Building the city
of tomorrow
with you
Cities are peoples future,
places where tomorrows
civilizations are built.
Erik Orsenna

Climatic change, overconsumption of resources, city congestion, pollution,

urban insecurity, etc. The planets ever-increasing urbanization is posing
major challenges to our societies.

At the same time, the city remains an irreplaceable center A city that controls its consumption of energy
of civilization. Its strengths such as human density and and natural resources
diversity, cultural and economic vitality, its formative role The frugality that comes from economical urbanization,
for the rest of the country, etc., all explain the rise of policies encouraging responsible use of resources, and
urban living. streamlining of consumption through smart network
By taking up those challenges and making the most of technologies.
those strengths, we will build sustainable cities. There is
no unique model for doing so. Over and above cultural
A city that breathes and keeps environmental
and territorial diversity, city-dwellers throughout the
impact to a minimum
world have, all the same, common concerns and needs.
Thanks to the quality of water distributed, the development
As a result, the city of tomorrow will be:
of renewable energy and zero-carbon buildings, controlled
waste management, and reduction in all kinds of pollution.
A dynamic, attractive city, creating sustainable
wealth An accessible, fluid, functional city
In other words, a center of activities designed to facilitate The accessibility of equipment, the rise in soft or shared
exchanges and to provide high-performance services to mobility, and real-time traffic regulation, all making urban
businesses and citizens, while pooling infrastructure costs. space better to share.

A laboratory for the innovative city

GDF SUEZs urban strategy Council

That think tank, launched in 2012, gathers independent

experts to develop an integrated vision for the city. Its goal
is to take a cross- and multi-disciplinary approach to
urban issues, with the aim of helping build the cities for
living in tomorrow. The urban strategy Councils mission
is to play the role of critic, by debating the GDF SUEZ vision
and operational methods for city challenges. It also has an
advisory and vigilance function with respect to the
professional disciplines and the spheres of expertise that
are represented. Lastly, the Council is a Group- wide
sounding board for medium- and long-term planning.

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A city for all, where it is pleasant and safe to live The Group puts at the disposal of local authorities its
Because the diversity of neighborhoods and safe public business-intelligence and innovation capacity, which it is
areas, but also the quality of the architectural framework, continuously enhancing by taking part in open research
the existence of areas of conviviality and the presence of programs and prospective discussion groups on urban
nature in the city, all favor living together. challenges. By participating in city networks and worldwide
partnerships it is able to provide its solutions to the best
Those goals require a change of scale. That means rethinking current reference sites. In the field, it is developing local
the very shape of the city from design and construction cooperation with the other city players to share information
to management of a true ecosystem where people are at that is essential for setting up truly relevant projects.
the center. To do this, an overall, systemic, multi-sectoral,
multidisciplinary and multiple-player approach is needed. As a privileged partner of elected representatives and
This means a logic of sustainability, efficiency and quality decision-makers, GDF SUEZ works closely with all cities
of life, by integrating those interdependent aspects. And wishing to control their future, by offering them solutions
working at the same time on methods of governance, urban suited to their own context and needs, meeting their
planning models, operational logic, and tools. territorial challenges.

Meeting the challenges of every territory

GDF SUEZ has all the necessary experience and know-
how. Its expertise covers the design of major energy and/
or urban planning projects, as well as the entire chain of
services that are essential for peoples well-being: electricity
and energy supply, energy services, water, sanitation,
waste-management, public-lighting, information networks,
responsible mobility, environmental services, etc.

A player involved in international initiatives

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GDF SUEZ is a partner of the World Urban Campaign: that
collaborative platform under the aegis of UN-Habitat
brings together public and private players, along with
representatives of civic society, all driven by a common
desire to promote sustainable urban planning policies,
strategies and practices.
GDF SUEZ was behind the Urban Infrastructure Initiative,
launched by the WBCSD (World Business Council for
Sustainable Development) in 2010: 14 international
groups where the worlds best experts work together to
help local authorities establish realistic, practical and
economical strategies.

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 Your vision,
our solutions
Projects run by elected representatives and decision-makers are those that
bring meaning and consistency to urban planning. GDF SUEZ puts itself
at the disposal of local authorities to work with them on the design and
achievement of projects, making them thrive over time.

Serving the vision Working with all players

GDF SUEZ works with municipal authorities, armed with its The involvement of all stakeholders elected representatives,
public service culture built throughout the companys history, professionals, residents, and associations is a necessary
which it sets forth today via made-to-measure partnerships condition for a true ownership of the project, and therefore for
adapted to the diversity of contexts and local authorities: its success.
concession contracts, public service management contracts, Indeed, only a shared vision of needs and issues can create
and public-private partnerships (PPP). effective partnerships. That is why GDF SUEZs approach
Through its skill in putting together urban projects, the Group brings together three inter-related aspects:
develops a solution-centered approach rather than a - an attentive focus on needs and an analysis of them, taking
business-specific one. With that approach it can base its into account the expectations of every stakeholder during the
work on cross-discipline logic, taking into account the project;
customers overall vision, fostering synergy for pooling the - multidisciplinary work, especially with urban planners and
techniques, reducing costs, and protecting resources. With architects, to ensure the best integration of the projects
that approach, its responsibility is committed both upstream within their urban environment;
and downstream: from project engineering, building and - information and consultation mechanisms for extending
operating, through to maintenance, on a long-term basis. dialog with the players once the project is deployed.
The companys local foothold, its closeness to its customers,
and its involvement within the city also ensure that every For effective, sustainable solutions
project drives progress, giving the partnership its full Cities need new solutions that are resilient and applicable
dimension. immediately.

GDF SUEZ teams up with Barcelona to build the city of

tomorrow

In 2012, GDF SUEZ and the Catalonian metropolis signed a strategic

partnership devoted to the sustainable city. It was an agreement signed
within the framework of the City Protocol launched by Barcelona: through
that initiative, the city authorities intend to establish a reference model for
measuring cities performance in environmental, economic and social terms,
in order to create an international Smart City standard serving city residents.
Within that context, in Barcelona GDF SUEZ is deploying its city steering platform,
a unique tool perfected by the Group for providing overall management of
infrastructures and urban services. Other innovative projects involve mobility,
energy-positive buildings and neighborhoods, developing local, renewable energy,
and smart networks.
Barcelona is thus consolidating its collaboration of more than 100 years with
GDF SUEZ, which is in charge of operating the citys heating and cooling networks.

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 A responsible, civic company
For GDF SUEZ, operating as a responsible company means
above all providing easy access to energy and water for all.
Now, poverty is increasing in terms of those essential
services, and not only in the poorest cities of the planet.
Everywhere the Group is serving individual customers, it
pays special attention to the most disadvantage people,
The solutions we offer are built in a privileged way on building partnerships with NGOs and associations for offering
sustainable business models: a circular economy based on the solutions against that poverty and for better housing.
reuse of resources, and a service economy that fosters usage GDF SUEZ also asserts its social responsibility through an
value. That improves the lifetime and efficiency of services active policy of re-integration within the workforce, aimed
provided to city residents. at promoting local, non-relocatable employment connected
The Groups investment in research & development and its
with its business activities. Several thousand employees
involvement in pilot projects for new towns and eco-districts
will be hired in France by 2015 to support the Groups
throughout the world, give it an innovation capacity over and
above the related technologies: GDF SUEZs achievements
growth in its energy and environment businesses.
incorporate all the parameters of a sustainable urban-planning GDF SUEZ is raising the awareness of its employees in
project. terms of eco-citizen behavior and is applying in-house the
Feedback from work carried out in France and worldwide same good environmental practices that it recommends to
enables the Group to provide innovative solutions that at the its customers. By developing renewable energy and by
same time define new standards in quality of service and streamlining the energy efficiency of its production base,
operational results. the Group is taking part in the fight against climate change.
At the heart of the approach: for GDF SUEZ employees, the At the same time, it is acting to protect biodiversity and the
values of transparency, dialog, human contact, and respect for water resource, and to improve air quality.
the common good, combine with the most demanding profes-
GDF SUEZs civic commitment is relayed in the field by
sionalism. That is the major key to the economic, social, and
numerous actions of environmental, social and cultural
environmental performance of our solutions.
sponsorship, often on the initiative of its employees.
In 2013 the GDF SUEZ Corporate Foundation and the
Association Maisons de Qualit [quality housing association]
are organizing a contest for ideas around the theme of The
Single Family Home: Energy for Living. The goal is to bring
out new energy-renewal solutions for families in poverty.

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 Upstream to
downstream support
In France and throughout the world, GDF SUEZ deploys its expertise from
strategic consulting through to carrying out and managing major structural
projects.

AND AS
WELL...
France BORDEAUX
chinA
Working with Chinese city mayors
In order to limit the impact of stormwater
discharge into the natural environment,
GDF SUEZ designed an innovative, dynamic,
predictive management system for
wastewater networks. The tool provides for
anticipating heavy rainfall so as to avoid
flooding and pollution, with minimum
ground space.

France PARIS

The heating network (heating and

domestic hot water) operated by the
Group in Paris is one of the largest in the
world, along with those in Moscow and
New York. As from 2014, more than
50% of the energy will come from
local energy sources, renewable and
recovered: biomass, geothermics, heat
from sewers and waste, etc. In the
French capital GDF SUEZ also operates
Since 2000, Grard Mestrallet strategic priorities, and come up
the largest cooling network in the world
has been advisor to the Mayor of with recommendations for actions
(Climespace).
Shanghai, within the International to be implemented.
Business Leaders Advisors
Council (IBLAC). Grard Mestrallet is also
BELGIUM ANTWERP Chairman of Chongqing Mayors
Every year that discussion- International Economic Advisory
proposal think tank brings Council (CMIA), for the largest
GDF SUEZ is steering an overall project
together some thirty company urban area in the world, with more
for improving mobility in and around the directors of major international than 32 million inhabitants.
city, benefiting 465,000 city residents. groups to exchange their views
on urban issues and the citys

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France ANGOULEME
A 100% innovative carpooling system
For Greater Angouleme, the launch intermodal with the collective
in December 2012 of a car-pooling transportation network.
service falls within an overall 106,000 Angouleme inhabitants
project for favoring less polluting are concerned by the setting up of
transportation, for multimodality, this innovative, sustainable mobility
and for creating a cleaner, less service aimed at both individuals
polluted, more responsible and and businesses.
more attractive town.
As operator of this service,
Angouleme is committed to a GDF SUEZ designed, deployed
pioneering approach: it will be the and operates mobilivolt.
first town equipped with a 100% The town won the Trophes
French car-pooling solution (using Avere prize for electromobile
Mia autos manufactured in the towns.
Deux-Svres department) and fully

Morocco CASABLANCA
Pooling the management of electricity, water, sanitation and lighting networks
water and energy needs. The city and public lighting. Customer
sets its goals and ensures overall management of around a million
control, assigning investments and users is also done centrally.
management responsibility to the
operator. In parallel, GDF SUEZ is carrying
out actions for generating the
Within the framework of a 30- general publics awareness about
year concession contract, the protecting resources and saving
Group set up centralized process energy.
control for four of the main urban
networks and services: electricity
GDF SUEZ is supporting the supply, drinking water distribution,
development of the largest city collection and treatment of
in the Maghreb by meeting its wastewater and stormwater,

SINGAPORE
A 20-year presence
In particular, GDF SUEZ manages
Singapores public lighting system and
equipment for road and pedestrian
tunnels corresponding to 47,000 lights
and 2,500 control cabinets.

The Group is also the largest electricity

producer of the City State, where it
provides about 25% of the countrys
needs. Singapores electricity demand
has increased by 4% per year over the
last 10 years.

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 THE CITY, AN ECOSYSTEM OF HI

Information and communications networks

Secure, high-throughput telecoms networks.

Video-monitoring of buildings and public spaces.

Engineering
An overall energy and environmental performance approach
for current and planned equipment.
Consideration of technical, economic, financial, and social
aspects.
Offers favoring the growth of the circular economy and
usage value.

Energy and cooling networks

Distribution of natural gas and electricity: custom-made
service offers for individuals, local authorities and
businesses (study, funding, installation, etc.).
Low-CO2-emission power generation from renewable
sources: photovoltaic solar power, thermal solar power,
wind power, heat pumps, geothermics, biomass, heat
recovery from air extracted from buildings.
Multi-energy systems based on natural
gas/electricity/renewable energy.
Energy recovered from waste and wastewater.
High-efficiency boilers.
Multi-technical maintenance.

Responsible mobility
Urban travel plans.
Support systems for transportation operation and traveler
information.
Smart traffic management systems.
Development of intermodality.
Distribution of drinking water Soft mobility (people movers, bicycles, etc.) and shared
mobility (carpooling) offers.
Improvement in the quality of the water supplied. Energy mixes suited to different types of mobility: natural
Treatment plants for drinking water taken from rivers, lakes gas, electricity, hybrid vehicles, alternative fuels, etc.
and water tables. Reduction in travel needs thanks to urban mix and remote
Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis. services.

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G H-PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS
Smart building management
Overall services management (water, heating, cooling,
safety, upkeep, etc.).
State-of-the-art technologies for measuring and monitoring
consumption.
Management of inside air quality.
Performance improvement plans.

Waste collection and recovery

Urban waste management.

Selective sorting and recycling of waste.
24/7 pneumatic waste collection.
Methanation of household waste (production of renewable
biogas).

Public lighting networks

Streamlined management of lighting to reduce energy
consumption.
Solar panels on lampposts.
Stage-setting of monuments and outstanding spaces.
Video-protection linked to public lighting.

Garden city
Eco-maintenance of green areas.
Maintaining biodiversity.
Landscaped gardens.
Shared gardens.

Wastewater recovery
Treatment of wastewater by ultrafiltration to be reused for Energy management
urban, agricultural and industrial purposes.
The possibility of making water drinkable using suitable Energy and environmental efficiency solutions.
treatment methods. Energy rationalization programs.
Heat recovery from wastewater networks for producing heat Positive-energy buildings.
and refrigeration at the heart of towns and cities. Advice and information for consumers.

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 Made-to-measure
partnerships
By combining its international experience and local presence with expertise
in its businesses and innovation, GDF SUEZ can provide every city with best
practices suited to its urban project.

AND AS France PARIS

1,000 video-cameras for Paris

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ChinA HONG KONG

The Group is also a major player in

waste management in Hong Kong and
Macao.

80% of Hong Kongs household waste

goes to two of the largest landfill sites The French capitals video- system. Access to photos from
in the world, operated by GDF SUEZ. protection plan provides services partner systems (Paris Town Hall,
for securing operational tools the SNCF and the RATP transit
for better traffic management, authorities, etc.) strengthens the
strengthening civic protection operational capacity of the Police
France PLATEAU DE SACLAY
in public areas, preventing risks Department, which owns the
In the le-de-France department, of terrorism, and facilitating system.
GDF SUEZ is carrying out studies emergency service and first-aid
operations. GDF SUEZ is in charge of carrying
on the organization of mobility,
out the design, installation,
road infrastructures, and collective
1,106 video-cameras, connected technical operation, maintenance,
transportation networks at the
in particular to police stations, renewal, and of financing the set
scientific, technological and economic are being installed in Paris. The of video-cameras and the related
complex in Saclay, one of the key video system is based on a system. The 17-year contract is a
locations of the future Grand Paris. network infrastructure of 450 km national benchmark in the field of
of optical fiber in the citys sewage video-protection.

ChinA SHANGHAI
Developing circular economy by recycling sludge
In Suzhou industrial park, on the The dried sludge is reused as of Shanghai and 16 other Chinese
outskirts of Shanghai, GDF SUEZ fuel in the industrial parks power cities (Chongqing, Qingdao, Sanya,
treats sludge from an urban com- plants, helping to reduce carbon Tanggu, Macao, etc.), serving a total
munity of 610,000 people (treatment consumption. The entire cycle of nearly 13 million inhabitants.
capacity: 300 metric tons/day). is carried out with a CO2-neutral
balance.
Energy is recovered during the
treatment phase thanks to the Moreover, GDF SUEZ supplies
safest technology on the market. water-related services to the city

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 United Kingdom LONDON
An Olympic heating and cooling network

concession for building and powered by natural gas and

operating a heating and cooling biomass provide energy to
network to serve the London 2012 477,000m2 of office and housing
Olympic Park, and the new space via a 16 km network, which
development area of the town of will later be deployed in
Stratford. neighboring districts.

The benefits
The solution deployed
- 75 % of electricity needs covered.
The needs of the city Two ultramodern power plants
- 40 % savings in energy consumed,
Within the framework of its policy to equipped with a trigeneration
equivalent to a reduction of 2,900
make the Olympic Games a system heating, cooling, and
metric tons of CO2 compared with
sustainable development driver for electricity together with underground
conventional facilities.
the entire city, the British capital storage, were installed at Kings
assigned GDF SUEZ a 40-year Yard and Stratford. The boilers

France DIJON
A PPP streetcar line for sustainable mobility

The citys needs The solution deployed The benefits

In setting up the first public-private GDF SUEZ built, financed and is in - The supply of secure energy for
partnership devoted to a mobility charge of maintaining the electrical 24 years.
project in France, Greater Dijon equipment and of supplying The commitment made by
had two complementary goals: the streetcar line with power GDF SUEZ and the public
to provide the citys residents and throughout the 26-year PPP. Part of transport operator to improve the
visitors, by 2012, a streetcar system that energy is solar, thanks to 5,000 streetcar lines energy efficiency
whose energy costs are controlled photovoltaic panels integrated on throughout its operation.
and secure, and to contribute to the the streetcar and bus maintenance - 70% of maintenance services
citys sustainable development. centers roofs and canopies. assigned to local companies.

France BALMA
Heating a neighborhood with solar power and biomass

of Balma, in greater Toulouse, made solar collectors and a wood boiler.

the Vidailhan eco-neighborhood GDF SUEZ is the prime contractor
a new urban area combining and operator, for a 25-year
housing and business activities an management contract.
achievement that is exemplary in
every way. The benefits
The mixed solar/wood heating
network covers more than 80%
The solution deployed
of the neighborhoods heating
The solution adopted for collective
and domestic hot water needs,
The towns needs heating, a true first in France,
avoiding the discharge of more than
Architectural quality, an invitation to consists of a network supplied
1,000 metric tons of CO2 per year.
living well together, environmental from a power plant that is a
integration, and innovation: the town combination of high-temperature

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 Sustainable, measurable
results
For both energy and the environment, the solutions offered are part of a con-
tinuous improvement process based on a permanent quest for efficiency
and on medium- and long-term results measurement.

AND AS
WELL... France BEAUNE
Lighting up the capital of Burgundy wines

SPAIN SARAGOSSE A MORE THAN

Within the framework of a 35-year 47%

REDUCTION IN
concession, GDF SUEZ manages the ENERGY CONSUMPTION

power plant and the heating and cooling

distribution network at the site of
Saragossas International Exposition.
More than 20,000 metric tons of CO2
are saved each year compared with a
conventional system.

FRANCE NANTERRE
In Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine department),
GDF SUEZ recovers heat from wastewater The towns needs complete renovation of the public
for heating an eco-neighborhood. Part In order to liven up the town, lighting system, the illumination, in
of the energy is geothermic. A gas-fired including during the low tourist pictures, of the historic center in
power plant for peak and back-up needs season, Beaune wished to summer, and the creation of a
are additional elements in this totally highlight its cultural heritage Pictures and Lights festival
innovative system. through a concept of specific during the wine sale in the fall.
lighting that does not increase the That innovative approach is part
energy bill. of a public-private partnership,
the first of its kind in France.
NETHERLANDS MAASTRICHT The solution deployed
The Lighting up Beaune plan is The benefits
GDF SUEZ took part in the building of focused both at bringing the best - A more than 47% reduction in
new CO2-neutral buildings at Maastricht out of its heritage and at energy consumption and in the
University campus. The innovative heating strengthening the safety and carbon footprint.
and cooling system preserves the original comfort of residents, while - The territorys even greater
architecture of the buildings, which house reducing the towns energy tourist appeal.
542 apartments and a sports complex. consumption. It includes a

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France VITRY-SUR-SEINE
Modernizing waste collection to improve daily life

The towns needs The solution deployed The benefits

Vitry-sur-Seine, in the Paris region, GDF SUEZ is co-designing and -Streets and sidewalks cleared of
is launching an overall urban co-building a 24/7 system of clutter, cleanliness, fewer bad
planning program with the aim of computerized pneumatic collection. odors and less pollution.
improving the quality of life and Waste is collected via terminals at - Lower energy consumption.
economic growth, and achieving a the base of the buildings and - Improved waste sorting quality.
high level of environmental quality. dispatched underground via a
The renovation of household waste network linked to a central suction
management is one of the aspects unit.
of that town project.

NETHERLANDs AMSTERDAM
Storing energy underground in an eco-neighborhood
The citys needs The solution deployed The benefits
On the banks of the River IJ, Within the framework of a 15-year - Supply of flexible energy, adapted
Overhoeks has 477,000 m2 of management contract, GDF SUEZ to variations in demand.
housing, offices, shops and designed and operates a heating and - 40% less annual energy
cultural areas, as well as the Shell cooling network consisting of 4 power consumption, corresponding to
Technology Center Amsterdam. plants that are completely incorporated savings of 2,900 metric tons of
The town aims to make the supply within the urban landscape, connected CO2.
of sustainable energy a major to collection stations and 14 storage
component of that new eco- wells 180 m under the ground. As a
neighborhood. result, heat (in summer) and cold (in
winter) can be recovered and reused
according to needs.

40 %
LESS
ANNUAL ENERGY
CONSUMPTION

Canada MONTREAL
An iconic skyscraper
It is the spire that characterizes the skyline lifetime. Rather than going for a total
of Montreal city center. Number 1000 De la renovation of the facilities, the Group
Gauchetire Street, with its unique retained the option of improving the current
architecture, is one of the most prestigious ones (re-commissioning) by eliminating
buildings of the city, which is dominated by waste, making a proper use of resources,
its 51 floors. and having the best operating practices.

GDF SUEZ is in charge of building The operation brought about a 13% energy
management and upkeep and has set up bill saving and avoided an annual CO2
an energy optimization program. The discharge of 192 metric tons.
goals: to reduce operating costs while
improving the comfort of the occupants,
the quality of service, and the equipment

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 Preparing
the future
Designing and developing services and technologies to support cities
increasing expertise while protect the planets resources: that is the ambition
of GDF SUEZs Research & Innovation Division.

KEY
R&I figures 1,100
researchers

13
research units
throughout
the world

3,200
PATENTS

The GDF SUEZ group designs and tests new solutions Programs involving numerous industrial,
for meeting the challenges of tomorrow. That spirit of university and associative partners:
innovation is embodied in R&I programs that anticipate the
needs of cities and their inhabitants, to give them more and
- Energy-positive buildings.
more powerful services on a daily basis, one step ahead of
the rest. - Renewable energy: solar, biomass, wind, etc.
- Decentralized electricity production, combined electricity/
Programs devoted to towns and cities heat production (cogeneration), and energy storage.
-E
 nergy management (Cofely Vision), smart networks
Smart Energy & Environment (AMI Greenlys project) and smart metering (DolceVita
The goal: to offer value-added services that exploit the Zenbox).
intelligence of information and communications networks
- Innovative water and waste treatment (recycling, energy
to streamline the management of energy, resource,
recovery, desalination, etc.).
equipment and mobility.
-
Sustainable mobility and clean natural-gas-powered,
Cities and Buildings of Tomorrow hybrid, and electric vehicles, etc.
The goal: to develop innovative packages, methodological - The human factor, social acceptance of new technologies.
tools, and prospective studies focused on improving the
various aspects of the urban ecosystem.

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Innovative solutions
for the smart city

Innovation tool Innovative solutions for social housing

Smart city dashboard Performance in the Home

The understanding of the complex system represented As a longstanding partner of social housing for supplying
by a city is a major challenge for assessing the impact energy and water, and for operating heating systems,
of projects, making pertinent choices, and reporting to GDF SUEZ developed a comprehensive, integrated
stakeholders. Now, urban managers are faced with a solution for helping social housing associations and
multitude of heterogeneous data. To gain access to a their tenants to control energy and water charges. The
global vision, GDF SUEZ designed an open technological Performance in the Home offer combines the
platform that incorporates all useful information related monitoring of consumption and equipment operation
to the city, its infrastructures, territory and environment. with information for residents about best practices. At
That dashboard for the city constitutes a practical and the end of the day, there is better management of the
evolutionary tool for: buildings and an overall reduction in energy and water
- running the infrastructures, consumption.
- alerting to, anticipating, and managing events,
- assessing changes in the environment and territorial
dynamics,
- rationalizing investments and anticipating major risks.

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 Exploring the
sustainable city
GDF SUEZs virtual showcase, set up within the framework
of the City and Building of Tomorrow program, highlights
the innovations developed by the Group for supporting
towns and cities with their sustainable urban planning
policies.

http://clickncity.gdfsuez.com/en_GB#/

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6
priorities
for a
sustainable city
Deployment of services whose consistency and
complementarity contribute to virtuous operations.

GDF SUEZ has identified six priorities for developing a

sustainable city:

1 
Building towns and cities with their
inhabitants and stakeholders.

2 Paying special attention to notions of

contact and social cohesion.

3 Favoring the circular economy through

recycling, and energy and resource
savings.

4 Favoring the service economy from

waste management to the optimal use
of resources.

5
Developing synergy among our
businesses by adapting them to the
local context and by favoring a strong
local foothold.
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6 Making performance visible in order to

go forward.

May 2013

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