China-Swiss exhibition on green construction opens

The China-Swiss Zero Emission Buildings Project Exhibition "Building Type / Climate Zone" has opened in Langyuan Station, Beijing, on Thursday.

The China-Swiss Zero Emission Buildings Project is a joint initiative in the sector of green buildings supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China between 2021 and 2025. It aims to address global climate change and promote a low-carbon transformation of the building sector.

The exhibition showcases the significant achievements of bilateral cooperation in zero-emission buildings over the past five years. Representatives from Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China and Ambassador of Switzerland to China Krystyna Marty Lang attended the opening ceremony.

"Through this collaboration, Swiss expertise in sustainable construction and environmental protection techniques has met Chinese innovative technologies and futuristic design skills, concretely illustrating meaningful applications of zero emission building standards across China," Marty Lang said.

The exhibition gathers research findings and practical experiences of both countries from ZEB projects organized into three sections: hundreds of research reports curated by Swiss curators, presented in a visual, infographic-style "experience summary"; eight zero-emission demonstration buildings captured by Swiss architectural photographers; and China's oldest architectural treatise Yingzao Fashi (Building Standards), reproduced on solar panels using silk screen printing technology.

The project represents a long-term collaboration between China and Switzerland in sustainable development and climate action. Over the past five years, more than 100 experts from over 30 enterprises and universities in both countries have worked closely on three main areas: standard research, demonstration projects, and capacity-building, the Swiss embassy said.

The ambassador also extended special thanks to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China, the China Academy of Building Research, and Swiss partner institutions for their long-term contributions.

"The success of the ZEB project is not an end, but a beginning. It paves the way for new pilots, deeper standardization work, and investments that bring us closer to a zero-emission future," she noted.

The exhibition will be open to the public free of charge from Jan 29 to Feb 13.