The Chinese government will now require new urban buildings to comply with mandatory ?green? standards and renovate existing buildings to be more eco-friendly by 2015.
According to a Xinhua report, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission has announced that the government will implement a green building code, including energy-saving standards, which state-owned buildings constructed from 2014 onward have to strictly follow.
By next year, the guideline will also cover affordable housing projects in China?s provincial-level cities, provincial capitals and vice provincial-level cities, and public construction projects with an area exceeding 20,000 square meters per building.
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Source: http://www.eco-business.com/news/china-to-push-for-green-building-in-2014/
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