{"id":6001,"date":"2025-12-08T10:10:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intep.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6001"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:17:27","slug":"sino-swiss-zero-emission-building-project-successfully-completed","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/news\/sino-swiss-zero-emission-building-project-successfully-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sino-Swiss Zero-Emission Building Project Successfully Completed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bilateral project has provided major momentum for climate-neutral construction in China and demonstrates how international partnerships can deliver concrete solutions for global sustainability goals.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After five years of intensive collaboration, the Sino-Swiss Zero-Emission Building (ZEB) Project\u2014launched in 2020 by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD)\u2014was successfully completed as planned in November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joint Achievements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In cooperation with numerous Swiss and Chinese specialist institutions, we have achieved important milestones in recent years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Development of national and local standards for net-zero-emission buildings and districts in China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation of ten demonstration projects across four climate zones, eight of which have already been constructed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delivery of extensive training programmes for policymakers, professionals, university lecturers, and students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of practical solutions for energy and grid systems, sustainable materials, and efficient construction and building-technology processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge transfer took place through workshops, studies, seminars, and on-site visits\u2014forming a valuable foundation for future sustainable construction projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/intep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zero-Carbon-Museum-in-Shanxi_cropped_resized_compressed-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zero-Carbon-Museum-in-Shanxi_cropped_resized_compressed-edited.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/intep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zero-Carbon-Museum-in-Shanxi_cropped_resized_compressed-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Zero-Carbon-Museum-in-Shanxi_cropped_resized_compressed-edited-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contracting Authorities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People\u2019s Republic of China (MOHURD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementing Partners<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intep \u2013 Integrated Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SKAT Consulting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China Academy of Building Research (CABR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China Association of Building Energy Efficiency (CABEE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centre of Science and Technology Industrial Development (CSTID)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swiss Green Building Association (SGB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Project Website and Information Materials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To mark the completion of the project, comprehensive information and communication materials were developed, including three videos covering an overview of the project, the demonstration buildings, and the training activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All materials are now available online \ud83d\udc49<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeb-china.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.zeb-china.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Strong Signal for Global Climate Action<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The project clearly demonstrates: climate action is a team effort. Through continuous exchange between Swiss and Chinese experts, innovative and feasible pathways to net-zero buildings have been identified\u2014making a significant contribution to a climate-neutral future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bilateral project has provided major momentum for climate-neutral construction in China and demonstrates how international partnerships can deliver concrete solutions for global sustainability goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5993,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"post-anwendungen":[71],"class_list":["post-6001","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","post-anwendungen-bau-immobilien-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/6001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/6001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7030,"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/6001\/revisions\/7030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post-anwendungen","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-anwendungen?post=6001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}