Former Shanghai Urban and Rural Construction and Transportation Committee issued a message, the newly developed "Shanghai Building Energy Conservation Regulations" has been considered by the Municipal People 's Congress, will be January 1, 2011 from the official implementation. The regulations will enhance the level of urban building energy efficiency in Shanghai. At present, Shanghai civil construction 50% energy saving design standards; with the "Shanghai Building Energy Conservation Regulations," the implementation of Shanghai comprehensive building energy efficiency will rise to 65% level.

         It is understood that the new regulations not only provides a new building energy efficiency requirements, but also on the existing civil construction of energy-saving transformation to make the relevant provisions; the same time, for energy-saving building materials management, renewable energy applications, energy efficiency assessment logo system, construction energy, Covering the whole process of building construction, management and maintenance. The regulations are also specifically provided for the use of building energy efficiency technology, can enjoy the financial incentives and other preferential incentives, so that the feasibility of green building greatly improved.