2012 Shanghai International ECO City Summit


Organized by Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipal ommission of Urban and Rural Construction and Transport and VNU Exhibitions Europe and hosted by VNU Exhibitions Asia, 2012 Shanghai International ECO City Summit will be held in Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel...

China's sustainable and intensive development in urbanization

The Sustainable Integrated Real Estate Conference will focus on city complex development – a topic closely linked to urbanization. Participants from government planning departments, the real estate industry, the urban complex design, planning and operation part as well as entertainment, culture......

Shanghai Architecture Festival

This is the gathering event for outstanding architects. Furthermore, this event ambitions at becoming a source of inspiration for the eco-trend in construction. Shanghai International Architecture Festival is the world's first eco-themed architects gala. It builds a high-end platform for networking and exchanges in China, a hot spot for international architects......

Green Building China(GBC) was founded in 1993. It is the oldest and a major construction event in China. During the past 20 years, as an organizer, VNU Exhibitions Shanghai Co., Ltd. has always considered itself a member of the construction industry. In 2012, we will lead the green revolution and make this event a future-oriented China Sustainable Building Conference and Green Building Exhibition.

Chinese wisdom & modern technologies, together embracing the future

When the world entered the age of modern civilization, human beings released their unlimited desires and creativity. But the acceleration of urbanization has brutally and excessively impacted the exploitation of natural resources. To become more efficient, we keep improving our technologies. But we are now facing a major challenge, having overdrawn resources that should have belonged to the next generations. This issue of sustainable development does not only pose a challenge to China, but also to the whole world.

The one-stop place for real estate developers and contractors to source for building materials

Over the years, Green Building China(GBC) has been working towards covering the entire supply industry chain of the construction industry. Leveraging on VNU Exhibitions Asia's resources and experience with its real estate exhibitions, retail exhibitions and hotel designs and procurement exhibitions, it attracts numerous professionals from public construction projects, city complex development projects, real estate developers, shopping malls and hotel owners. These particular visiting groups have enjoyed the fastest growing rate during the past few years, and are expected to exceed 9,000 visitors in 2012.

Mega scale, global even for the building material sourcing community

Green Building China(GBC) has developed during the past 20 years alongside the China's construction industry. It has reached a total surface of 200,000 square meters, with 300,000 visits, making it the first event in China for the construction industry. The total event incorporates DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR, the most important trade show for floor covering in Asia, R+T Asia, the most important trade show for roller shutters, doors/gates and sun protection in Asia, as well as the most important trade show for wood plastic composites in Asia among other events.


Vantone group
Feng Lun
From 2020, China's urban population will grow significantly. Changes in the coming decades make it possible and necessary for us to assess the existing urban conditions and to try new city structures.

Zendai Group
Dai Zhikang
As to the question of how to build more with less damage when it comes to real estate development, I think the answer is that we should build more beautiful, humane and natural properties, districts and cities, to make them more sustainable.

Wanke Group
Wangshi
It is a macro issue. No matter how the market evolves, green represents the future. We should stick with green concepts. The sooner we start, the longer we persevere, the more likely we can survive in the future.

Capital group
Liu Xiaoguang
A beautiful city is lively, comfortable, convenient, safe and healthy. First, the buildings have a elegant style, beautiful color, and stay in harmony with nature. Second, the city has convenient transportation, and complete public facilities. Finally, the construction of urban greenery gives people a chance for dialogue with nature.

Xinshijie property
Qi Hongbo
Green buildings, from a narrow sense, mean that you can enjoy a comfortable environment with less cost. Broadly speaking, they mean that we must first ensure a long-term, safe, and healthy living environment. But the materials, process and technologies involved in building such structures, should also be healthy.

The massive event will bring 100,000 professional visitors, representing 300,000 visits, offering outstanding business and branding opportunities.


An exhibition covering the entire industry chain

Exclusively dedicated to the construction Industry, this massive event brings together upstream and downstream companies from the entire construction industry chain. It brings together industy elite involved in urban planning, real estate development, architectural design and construction, green building, as well as construction techniques and materials.


Huge trade group accumulated through 18 years

Founded in 1993, Green Building China(GBC) has built a solid, powerful database of trade visitors during the past 18 years. Its DOMOTEX Asia/CHINAFLOOR, and R + T Asia exhibitions are the largest building materials exhibitions in Asia while China International intelligent Building Exhibition (IBS) has contributed to the expansion of building materials trade. Each year 60,000 visitors from more than 120 countries and regions and 10,000 trade buyers come to visit and source. With 200,000 square meters of exhibits and 3,000 exhibitors, the scale of the event makes it the place to be for local and international trade buyers.


Gathering of public construction projects, city complex
        projects, hotels and shopping malls owners

China's rapid urbanization has generated a large number of public construction projects, while the city complex format is becoming a shortcut for urban transformation. This trend is getting attention from the government and real estate developers at every level. It is now becoming an investment hot spot. The next decade will witness the construction of more than 10,000 urban complex projects in China. Shanghai ECO City Summit and the SIR Shanghai will bring together more than 10,000 urban authorities, urban complex developers, hotels and shopping malls owners, and construction industry representatives.


A celebration event for outstanding architects

More than 3,000 domestic first-tier architects are expected to participate to the Shanghai Architecture Festival (SAF) theme Forum, and 10,000 architects, designers and stakeholders are expected to attend the SAF's masters' exhibition, technical seminars and salons among other activities.


Mega scale

Green Building China(GBC) is currently the largest construction Expo in China. It has a total exhibition area of 200,000 square meters, with 3,000 exhibiting companies from all over the world and over 100,000 different exhibits.