B4B 2021/22

B4B CHALLENGE 2021 - 22

DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR URBANISATION

CARBON EFFECIENCY & SUSTAINABILITY - BEST PRACTICES IN REAL ESTATE

This year, B4B challenge will focus more on how the value chain of Real Estate, ranging from building material, energy management, design & planning, construction & demolishment, facility management, can become more sustainable through the empowerment of technology.

One may relate the real estate businesses mostly to buildings and bricks, but in fact, the property sector is closely related to a wide range of other sectors including many of our daily activities from a workplace, to a retail shopping outlet, a transportation station, and of course our homes.

Given its all-encompassing nature, there is plenty of room for innovation in this space. From tech startups that offer predictive inspection system to smart home IoT and geospatial analytics to others that use AI for construction site safety, advancements in real estate seem to hover just inches from realization.

WHO CAN JOIN ?

Are you a technology driven company?

Does your tech service or solution enhance carbon efficiency?

Could it be adopted in Real Estate?

Do you want to be exposed to major players in the Real Estate industry across China?

YES to the above, then you should join our B4B Challenge 2021-22 Competition: Carbon Efficiency & Sustainability - Best Practices in Real Estate”

What you can expect:

Your solution will be evaluated by industry experts & advices will be given.

30 finalists from Mainland China, HK & SEA will share & compete for the "15 Best Solutions“

All 15 teams will be invited to Shanghai, subject to COVID-19 quarantine, to talk directly with Carbon Exchange, Carbon Experts and Real Estate players.

Coaches from our collaborators will help polish your project from tech, commercial & financial aspects.

Your solution will be introduced to municipal governments, including but not limited to Fuzhou, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, which would be your anchor user.

Your project will be listed as recommended "Carbon Solver" in the first “Carbon Tech Landscape for Real Estate in China” and are required to present on stage in the Carbon Technology Forum held in May 2022. Your distinguished project will be circulated amongst State Owned Enterprises and real estate companies.

For details of eligibility requirements and application procedures, please refer to the Prospectus

Who is qualified to join the contest?

You have a solid & innovative solution with at least one commercial client.

Your solution falls into either one or multiple disciplines as follows:

Building Material

Energy Management

Design & Planning

Construction & Demolishment

Facility Management

There is NO limitation of gender, age and size of company. We VALUE the actual innovative capacity in enhancing carbon efficiency.

The only enrollment cost is a precise & concise presentation deck of your project.

COMPETITION TIMELINE

NOV - DEC 2021

RECUITMENT

JAN 2022

FIRST ASSESSMENT

-15 FINALISTS FORM BOTH CHAPTER 30 FINALISTS IN TOTAL

LATE JAN 2022

FINAL ASSESSMENT

- 15 BEST SOLUTION SELECTED

MID FEB 2022 TIL

MID MAY 2022

ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME

- 21-25/2 SHA / HK EW

- MENTORING SESSIONS WITH COLLABORATORS

- USERS MATCHING SESSIONS (WITH HK GOV, GUANGZHOU GOC, AND MORE)

- 12-15/4 ICT EXPO IN HK SHOWCASE & PRESENTATION

LATE MAY 2022

CARBON TACHNOLOGY FORUM & NATION-WIDE PRESENTATION IN MAINLAND CHINA

APPLY NOW

Application Deadline: 11:59pm 31st December 2021 (Hong Kong Time)

APPLICATION FORM

PROSPECTUS

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Selection of finalist teams and champion teams for each stream will be based on the following assessment criteria:​

INNOVATION

&

CREATIVIVTY

FUCTIONALITY

&

QUALITY

IMPLEMENTATION,

MARKETING POTENTIAL

& RETURN ON INVESTMENT

PROFESSIONALISM

&

PRESENTATION

Should there be any dispute as to the results of the assessment, the decision of the Judging Panel shall be final.