The first conference on innovation and development of urban and rural construction is held in Hai'an, Nantong, a city in East China's Jiangsu province on July 17. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

In order to build a long-term communication platform for urban and rural construction and promote information and resource sharing in construction industry, the first conference on innovation and development of urban and rural construction was held in Hai'an, Nantong, a city in East China's Jiangsu province on July 17.

At the conference, Gu Guobiao, Party chief of Hai'an, said that the construction industry is an important pillar industry of Hai'an. Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, construction enterprises in Hai'an have won 83 top prizes.

Gu said, green, energy-saving and environmental protection will become new trends in the development of construction industry. Promoting passive ultra-low energy consumption buildings will be the inevitable trend of the development of green and ecological buildings in the future in China. Such trend would also be an important measure to promote the upgrading of the construction industry and deepen the structural reform of the supply side of the construction industry.

Hai'an's construction enterprises took this opportunity to broaden their horizons and actively promote new materials, new technologies and new processes. At the same time, they communicate with attended experts and entrepreneurs, further broaden the field of cooperation and share development opportunities.