A new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is advancing in depth, which urgently requires universities to optimize their discipline settings and talent cultivation models, so as to provide high-quality talent support for the development of new-quality productive forces. Currently, there are issues in talent cultivation such as outdated training models and a disconnect between capacity cultivation and industrial needs. This study draws on the explorations of the building environment and energy application engineering program at China University of Mining and Technology, aiming to serve the national “dual carbon” strategy and the requirements for new quality productive forces. Focusing on the needs of innovative talent cultivation, the program integrates interdisciplinary approaches, and establishes a talent cultivation system driven by low-carbon principles, empowered by digitalization, and characterized by industry-education integration. It has developed an innovative talent cultivation model with “one soul and four forces”, where ideological and political education serves as the core, supported by foundational strength, dynamic momentum, strong assistance, and robust capabilities. Digital teaching is incorporated into every stage of talent cultivation, strengthening the development of engineering practice and innovation capabilities, thereby significantly improving the talent training quality of building environment and energy application engineering.