Development trend of green residential buildings in China under the guidance of the low-carbon concept: A policy review and analysis

Abstract

To achieve China's “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" goals, the benign development of green residential buildings plays an indispensable role. The result of green residential buildings in China has accumulated a wealth of experience. However, the lack of comprehensive government policies leads to limited practical applications of green and low-carbon technologies, insufficient developing motivation of real estate enterprises, and low consumer perceived value. There are obstacles to the high-quality development of green buildings, such as attaching importance to building construction while neglecting building operation, inferior overall quality of existing green buildings, and an unreasonable application of green technologies. Based on the research on government policies, government working documents and academic literature, the developing status and bottlenecks of green residential buildings in China under the guidance of different kinds of government policies is summarized. On this basis, the main tasks and requirements to realize high-quality green residential buildings with low-carbon emissions are discussed from the perspectives of government agencies, real estate enterprises, consumers and professionals, respectively, hence to carry out optimization and improvement suggestions for the green building related policies.