Great article! As mentioned above there are subsidies that are pushing developers to act: 45 RMB (7 USD) per square meter for 2-Star level and 80 RMB (13 USD) per square meter for 3-Star level. However, in order to achieve these subsidies a project must get the full Construction Label certification (i.e. received one year after full operations match the targeted energy performance). Unfortunately, most local developers still choose to do the Three Star Certification for marketing reasons only and stop at the pre-certified “Design Label” – which is obtained well before the project is completed. In fact, to date, only 6{e3829ec1db02d54faaf9fa2de0d48db26af01d7a7944a63c3b26976124791cab} (approx.) of all projects in China have obtained the full Construction Label Certification (and therefore the subsidies)!!
It is clear we still have a long way to go but there is no doubt that the green building market is growing rapidly and the more Three Star and LEED and can work together, the more benefit it will bring to the industry.
Very interesting reading! Many thanks. I was wondering if an English version of the Three-Star Technical Manual was available to take a look!
Hi Alfonso,
Thanks for the message.
There is no official translation but the closest we have is this work done by a student in Beijing a few years ago. It might be slightly dated but stills serves the purpose as the 3-Star system has not been updated yet: http://chinagreenbuildings.blogspot.hk/2009/02/ministry-of-construction-green-building.html
Hope this helps!
