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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban won the 2014 Pritzker Prize
The Pritzker Prize announced the 2014 laureate, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, at 5 a.m. Beijing time today. The award ceremony will be held on June 13 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2019-12-18
The entry point for the marketization of green buildings lies in cost-effectiveness.
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of sustainable development strategies and the rapid growth of the construction industry, the impact of the construction industry on society and the environment has deepened. China's green building sector has emerged as a formidable new force, increasingly becoming an undeniable new power. In the era of ecological economy, green building is flourishing; however, many issues such as marketization, technological level, industrialization, and informatization remain to be resolved. How can green building advance further and more deeply? At the end of March, the 10th International Green Building and Building Energy Efficiency Conference gathered many industry veterans in Beijing to vigorously debate the trends in green building. This report selectively presents some highlights for readers.
2019-12-18
The 10th International Green Building and Building Energy Efficiency Conference was held in Beijing
From March 28 to 30, the "10th International Green Building and Building Energy Efficiency Conference and New Technologies and Products Expo" was held at the Beijing International Convention Center.
2019-12-18
Lushan, Sichuan: Paper kindergarten completed, resistant to earthquakes and pressure
Due to the impact of the strong earthquake on April 20, the three-story brick-concrete structure of Miaomiao Kindergarten in Taiping Town, Lushan County became a dangerous building and could not be used. It had to be relocated as a whole to the Yang Temple transitional resettlement area 1 kilometer away. In the post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, the enrollment issue of more than 80 preschool children from this resettlement site and nearby villages attracted the attention of caring individuals. Eventually, with the coordination of Southwest Jiaotong University, the Japanese firm Shigeru Ban Architects and several civil support organizations provided targeted assistance to Miaomiao Kindergarten.
2019-12-18
Urbanization enters a critical phase of deep development
Recently, the "National New Urbanization Plan" was released. Chen Yajun, Deputy Director of the Development Planning Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated in a media interview that China has entered the decisive stage of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. It is currently in an important period of economic transformation and upgrading, accelerating the advancement of socialist modernization, and also at a critical stage of deepening urbanization development.
2019-12-18
From September 23 to 24, 2014, the "2014 (9th) Urban Development and Planning Conference" themed "Ecological City, Leading Organic Evacuation" opened in Tianjin.
2019-12-18
Regulations on the Management of Construction Project Permits
In order to strengthen the supervision and management of construction activities, maintain the order of the construction market, and ensure the quality and safety of construction projects, these measures are formulated in accordance with the "Construction Law of the People's Republic of China."
2019-12-18
Notice on Launching the "2017 Spring Breeze Action" for Construction Safety Production
The Spring Festival has passed, and construction sites across the city are gradually entering the phase of resuming work. To effectively ensure safety production after the holiday, prevent construction safety accidents, guarantee a good start and progress in construction safety management for the new year, achieve a good beginning for construction safety production in our city, and ensure safety and stability during the national "Two Sessions" period, it has been decided that from February 10, 2017, to March 31, 2017, a "2017 Spring Breeze Action" for construction safety production will be carried out citywide. The relevant requirements are hereby notified as follows.
2019-12-18
To implement the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Sustainable and Healthy Development of the Construction Industry," promote the reform and development of the construction industry across the province, and effectively complete the drafting of the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Sustainable and Healthy Development of the Construction Industry (Provincial Government Draft)," on March 14, the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development held a construction industry symposium for the southern Jiangsu area in our city to solicit opinions from all parties. Secretary Gu Xiaoping of the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, along with heads of relevant offices, attended the meeting. More than 30 participants, including leaders in charge from the construction bureaus of Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Liyang, Yixing, and Kunshan, as well as some enterprise leaders, took part in the meeting.
2019-12-18
Fully implement the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting Reform and Development in the Field of Work Safety," strictly enforce the primary responsibility of enterprises for training, further enhance the safety quality and skills of practitioners; promote the strengthening of the foundation of safety training, further improve the training quality of training institutions; continuously improve the examination system construction, further standardize the examination and assessment work mechanism; strengthen public safety awareness education, further improve the overall intrinsic safety level of the whole society, and promote the continuous and stable development of the city's work safety situation.
2019-12-18