This Webinar took place on December 9, 2008.

To view a recording of the webinar, following the registration prompts below, or contact Terri Batch, US Commercial Service's Global Design Build Team Leader at tel. 310-882-1750, terri.batch@mail.doc.gov.

This live internet briefing explores the China market for Green Building Products.  What's hot now, what standards prevail, and future trends anticipated by American firms operating on-the-ground in China. Learn more about the underlying materials and technologies being employed in China's green building initiatives. Exporters, advisors, and resellers looking to expand their sales in China should join this webinar.  Listen live, or play the webinar recording later at your convenience. Presentations, detailed research report and other materials provided as part of your registration.

Fast Facts

Did you know?

• China’s construction industry has grown at an average annual rate of 20% for the past nine years. By 2015 half the world’s building construction will take place in China (World Bank est).
• In the next twenty years China will build nearly 40 billion square meters of floor space, tantamount to between 20,000 and 50,000 new skyscrapers. (McKinsey Global Institute). 
• Ministry of Construction enacted a policy in which all cities must cut their building energy use in half by 2010 and by 65% by 2020.
• One quarter of all existing public buildings will be retrofitted to increase energy efficiency.
• Developers seek the international status and general corporate social responsibility best practice recognition.
• USGBC's LEED certification is expected to remain the near term preferred benchmark and international standard.

For More Insight, check out this Market Research Report:  China Green Building Market

Discussion Topics & Presenters

Overview of China's Market for Green Building Products
Ms. Elizabeth Shieh, Commercial Officer, US Commercial Service, US Embassy - Beijing
Mr. Wang Hong, Technical Director, Maunsell AECOM

Green Building Standards: China and US, how they differ, LEED market acceptance
Lance Williams, Executive Director, U.S. Green Building Council - LA Chapter  [moderator]

Market Acceptance, Growth in Demand, Other Important Trends in Building Green
On-the-Ground reports from

• Integrated Green Building Design, Carrier Corporation
  Dr. Michael Sams, Manager and UTC Fellow
• Mammoth (China) Ltd.
  Alfred Ng, President on renewable energy for HVAC building systems
• Asia Pacific Architectural Information Research Institute, Ministry of HURD
  Kelly Tanqi, Editor in Chief, Greenarch Magazine  on green building trends in the building envelope

Promotion and Marketing through the Green Building Show, Beijing, March 27-29, 2009
Ms. Merry (Shujuan) Cao, Senior Commercial Specialist, US Commercial Service, US Embassy - Beijing

Registration

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You will receive access information to the recorded program via email following registration/payment.

Should you have further questions, contact Terri Batch, tel. 310-882-1750, terri.batch@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov ; or Kellie Holloway at 503-326-3002; kellie.holloway@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov .

Supporting Organizations

  

Learn more about the the China market at the China Business Information Center.  Market research, trade leads, trade shows, regulatory issues and more! An information resource of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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