The EU is accelerating the formulation of artificial intelligence standards to empower intelligent building entities.

On October 23rd, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) announced that they have adopted a package of special measures to accelerate the development of AI standards, in order to support the implementation of the AI Act. 

Core Objectives and Timeline: This initiative is aimed at ensuring that the key supporting standards are ready by the fourth quarter of 2026. The unified AI standards will provide a crucial basis for the reliability, security, and interoperability of AI components in building automation systems. 

Impact on the intelligent buildings:In the future, the development, deployment and certification of building intelligent entities will all need to comply with these European standards. This means that the AI functions of building automation systems, such as fault prediction and energy efficiency optimization algorithms, must meet higher requirements for transparency and explainability. 

The simplified regulations of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) have come into effect, driving the carbon management throughout the entire lifecycle of buildings.

On October 20th, the first revision of the EU's "Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism" officially came into effect, introducing a series of simplification measures. Although the CBAM is directly targeted at high-carbon emission building materials such as cement and steel, it is profoundly influencing the industry's understanding of carbon management, and driving the demand to shift from a single focus on energy-saving operation to a comprehensive life-cycle carbon management that covers hidden carbon. 

New exemption threshold: The new regulations have set an annual import exemption threshold of 50 tons. This means that if a single importer's total annual import of CBAM-covered products does not exceed 50 tons, they will be exempt from the relevant reporting and certificate obligations. 

Extension of compliance period: The deadline for submitting annual CBAM declarations and paying certificates has been extended from May 31 of the following year to September 30, providing importers with more ample time to calculate their carbon emission data. 

The impact on the field of intelligent buildings：

Spurring the demand for carbon data management in new buildings: Developers will need digital tools for efficient collection, calculation and management of building material carbon data in order to assess the embodied carbon of buildings. This provides an opportunity for building automation enterprises to incorporate carbon management modules into the design and construction stages of buildings. 

Strengthening the value of carbon accounting during operation: The CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) emphasizes the importance of precise carbon accounting. Building automation systems, as the natural collectors of energy consumption data during the building operation phase, their data will not only be used for energy conservation but also form the core of the "carbon ledger" for buildings, highlighting its value.