Developments of Green Building Standards in China

There are 17 green building standards (including those under development) at country level and another 50 or more at provincial level in China. Based on background and status overview of green building standards, problems are analyzed. It is followed by a systemic scheme for green building standard system, which includes 3 layers of basic, general and specialized standards, and its development planning as well. Some suggestions are proposed for green building standards development in this paper. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.