@article{discovery10046943, journal = {Energies}, title = {A Review of Green Building Development in China from the Perspective of Energy Saving}, note = {{\copyright} 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).}, volume = {11}, publisher = {MDPI}, number = {2}, year = {2018}, month = {February}, keywords = {Science \& Technology, Technology, Energy \& Fuels, energy-saving, history of green building, assessment standard}, abstract = {This paper reviews the history of green building development and assessment standards in China, particularly from the perspective of energy saving. It is divided into four parts: (1) the development of policies of green building in China that have been proposed for meeting energy-conservation and emission-reduction targets; (2) the scientific research on green building by the Chinese government, including the promotion of maximum resource sustainability, environmental protection, and the reduction of pollution; (3) the development of assessment standards for green building in China; and (4) the development of green building technologies in China.}, author = {Zhang, Y and Kang, J and Jin, H}, url = {http://doi.org/10.3390/en11020334}, issn = {1996-1073} }