Sustainable Design

75-Minute Education Session

SUN-C07 - Shifting Trends: Exploring SITES Opportunities in China

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, GBCI SITES, CMAA

Lead Speaker(s)

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  Dou Zhang, ASLA, LEED AP, SITES AP

  Director of Sasaki Shanghai Office
  Sasaki

Speaker(s)

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  Lingling Gong, Senior Economist

  Deputy General Manager
  Shanghai EXPO Urban Best Practice Area Business Development Co.,Ltd
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  Danielle Pieranunzi, LEED AP, SITES AP

  SITES Program Manager
  Green Business Certification, Inc.

The shifting focus in China toward more urban redevelopment and improvements to environmental quality over sprawl provides unprecedented opportunities for the Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES). Through an overall market analysis and case studies, this session offers various perspectives on how to achieve SITES certification in China projects.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the shift on development policy and environmental policy in China.
• Explore SITES certification potentials in both urban redevelopment and countryside projects.
• Understand synergies between SITES and local regulations such as Sponge City.
• Identify the challenging credits to achieve in China projects.