INDUSTRY DYNAMICS 
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New Prospect of Construction Industry Development Seen from 2014 Work Report2014-03-18Core Information: as a pillar industry of national economy, the construction industry attracts so much attention as to how it will develop among the wave of reform. Here are some content relevant to this industry that the reporter wants to share with readers.
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MOHURD Guidelines to Strengthen Implementation & Supervision of Construction Standards2014-03-17To strengthen the implementation and supervision of construction standards and to promote comprehensive and effective implementation, Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development has recently issued guidelines to strengthen the implementation and supervision of construction standards.
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Two Ministries Promote Adoption of High-performance Concrete in Green Buildings2014-03-16To implement the State Council’s guidance on resolving contradictions of serious overcapacity and its plan of action on green building, Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development and Ministry of Industry and Information have recently established an instruction group for popularization and application of high performance concrete technology and held the first meeting. This is another close cooperation of these two sectors after the previous one of reinforced steel bar.
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MOHURD Requires that Production Safety Management be Strengthened2014-01-05To conscientiously implement the central leaders’ instructions, and to implement the work deployment of national video and telephone conference on safe production, the office of Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development has recently made an announcement and required all regions to conscientiously improve safe production management work, and promote the safe production in urban and rural housing construction system.
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Seminars to Promote Uniform Inter-province Opening-up for Business Operation2013-11-23Creation of a unified market with open and fair competition environment is an important guarantee for the sustained and healthy development of the economy, as well as an important aspect to strengthen government’s management and service functions. On November 20th, the Construction Market Supervision Department of Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development organized a supervision seminar which regulates construction enterprises’ contract business across provinces. In the spirit of the third plenary session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the CPC, and for the full implementation of the requirements of Circular of the Ministry of Housing and Urban- rural Development Concerning Supervision of Construction Enterprises’ Trans-Provincial Contract Business, the seminar helps enterprises in exchanging relevant experience and discussing the elimination of regional barriers. In accordance with the notification requirements, construction enterprises across the province has cleared up related documents concerning contract business regulation, and rectified local protectionism and market barriers.
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Super Energy-saving Insulating Glass Reduces Building Energy Consumption2013-11-11Summary: According to Professor Liu Zhongwei, expert of Aluminum Door Window Curtain Wall Committee of China Construction Metal Structure Association, current total energy consumption is huge and is increasing every year, in which the energy consumption of glass doors and windows is 40%-50% of the total energy consumption. The super energy-saving insulating glass is an essential technology breakthrough.

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