On 12 April 2019, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Economic Indicators for Green Buildings which can be used as a reference for investment decision-making, and project evaluation. This indicates a trend from the central government that energy savings in buildings will continuously be the focus in coming years. The newly released […]
On March 25 and 26, 2019, CSTID attached to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction (MoHURD) together with GIZ co-organized the International Expert Seminar on Guidelines for Climate-Adaptive Urban Construction. International and national experts have conducted in-depth discussions on the text of the Guidelines, fully communicated ideas and experiences for addressing adaptation in urban construction and improving urban resilience.
A workshop on Plus Energy Building was held in Beijing on March 21, 2019. It was jointly organized by the GIZ and the Department of Standard and Norms of the MoHURD. Plus Energy Building/District is one of the future key topics of SGUP. Plus Energy Building refers to buildings that produce more energy than they […]
The Sino-German Urbanisation Partnership (SGUP) was excited to recently collaborate with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MoHURD) and The World Bank by jointly organizing an informative seminar regarding urban renewal policy and technology. The workshop, which was held in Beijing on December 6th, included presentations about best practices by experts from organisations including […]
China has adopted a nationwide urban regulation on December 1st. The new regulation – the “City Planning and Design Standards for Urban Residential Areas” – was drawn up by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MoHURD). The new regulation shall enable China to better coordinate its urban strategy with existing industry standards. It will […]