SCG Smart Living (SCG Cement-Building Materials Co., Ltd.) and Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Architecture have announced an academic collaboration to research and develop the “Driving Design and Innovation for Sustainable Living” project. This partnership aims to achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions and jointly develop and promote practical sustainable living solutions in Thailand.
This collaboration between the two organizations aims to conduct research and exchange knowledge and technology focusing on developing a Net-Zero Construction Platform. The initiative will explore various approaches including Dry Process Construction and the use of Low Carbon Materials or materials with negative carbon values, which also promotes the utilization of domestic natural resources. Additionally, the project will work to improve living efficiency within homes and buildings to enhance residents’ quality of life amid current global warming conditions, such as reducing heat penetration into homes and improving indoor air quality through innovative design solutions.
Mr. Wiroat Rattanachaisit, President – SCG Smart Living Business, stated, “This collaboration directly aligns with SCG’s ESG business strategy. SCG Smart Living is committed to sourcing and developing low-carbon building materials and living solutions that help homeowners and project developers reduce energy consumption, as well as alternative construction processes that will enable future construction to significantly reduce carbon emissions.”
“This memorandum of cooperation represents the first academic collaboration between SCG and Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Architecture focusing on design and innovation development, including construction systems to reduce carbon emissions. Beyond exchanging knowledge on sustainable architectural design and low-carbon material development, we hope the plans resulting from this project will play a crucial role in building knowledge, promoting dry construction processes for wider acceptance and practical future implementation, and supporting the production of more low-carbon materials as alternatives for designers, homeowners, and project owners to collectively create sustainable living environments with reduced carbon emissions,” Mr. Wiroat concluded.
As a key stakeholder in both knowledge creation and personnel development for public and private sectors, the Faculty of Architecture at Chulalongkorn University also plays an important role in connecting the sustainable living ecosystem. Following the Faculty’s vision of developing architecture and design for future society—including promoting sustainable living, building upon traditional wisdom, and fostering the creative economy—the Faculty expects this collaboration to support sustainable living and construction research, joint personnel development, and public knowledge dissemination through seminars and exhibitions. These efforts will extend research to serve as important learning resources for architects, designers, real estate developers, and students both domestically and internationally, as well as suggest policy solutions to the government to enhance competitiveness and create truly sustainable living ecosystem connections.
The Faculty of Architecture at Chulalongkorn University greatly hopes that this collaboration will be a significant step in elevating both teaching and integrated research and development in architecture and design that can be practically implemented. The ultimate goal is to create positive impacts on environmental sustainability as well as economic and social development at both national and international levels.
Published on: May 21, 2025
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