China has vowed to protect the environment while it builds a 634-km road crossing in the most vulnerable parts of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
Construction companies in Beijing will need to keep a close eye on emissions of dust and other forms of pollution at their existing construction sites if they want to bid on new projects.
The Chinese government has established a goal of having green buildings account for 30 percent of new construction projects by 2020.
China plans to invest in further development of long-distance, high-capacity power transmission technology, aiming to bring more power from its remote western and northern regions to the energy-hungry East and South coasts.
Property prices registered their smallest year-on-year gains in December, after peaking at 12.8 percent in April, as the central government vowed to continue measures to curb excessive price growth.
One of Beijing's vice-mayors has said three-quarters of the city's housing now meets low-emission standards, but some critics say property developers may use green concepts to drive property prices even higher.
It may not be the tallest building in the Pearl River Delta region, but it could be one of the few that aims for a lofty goal: zero net impact on energy consumption.
China's property developers were required Saturday to build energy-efficient homes in a bid to cut carbon emission.
Booming cities with rising skylines are hallmarks of China's development over the past 30 years.
Booming cities with rising skylines are hallmarks of China's development over the past 30 years.
Several real estate developers led by Wang Shi, Chairman of China Vanke Inc called for a green overhaul of construction industry on Tuesday on the sideline of the the UN Climate Change Conference.
SAN FRANCISCO: While the dangers of vehicle emissions are well known in both the United States and China, what isn't so well known is that there is a more potent pollution culprit than our cars - our homes and offices. In the US, buildings consume 50 percent of all energy, and in China that figure is 37 percent.
SAN FRANCISCO: While the dangers of vehicle emissions are well known in both the United States and China, what isn't so well known is that there is a more potent pollution culprit than our cars - our homes and offices. In the US, buildings consume 50 percent of all energy, and in China that figure is 37 percent.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday launched an 800 million yuan program to support lending to energy-efficient building projects in China.
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