Portland, Ore. — The Ministry of Construction of the People's Republic of China announced the adoption of China's energy strategy and green building prospect during the 2004 Greenbuild Conference and Expo. This strategy calls for China to significantly decrease its energy consumption by 2020, a savings obtained through new energy efficiency standards in all new construction and the reconstruction of existing buildings that consume large amounts of energy.
The Ministry will also hold the First International Intelligent and Green Building Technologies and Products Conference & Expo at the Beijing International Convention Center March 28-30, 2005, creating a new place for design professionals from around the world to share ideas about the future of green building.