On November 16, 2017, the first meeting of the China-U.S. Green Building Materials Standards Working Group was successfully held in Beijing. Michael Yo, Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Energy China Office; Meredydd Evans, Senior Scientist at the U.S. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Chen Lu, Deputy General Manager of CTC; and more than 20 technical experts from both China and the United States attended the meeting.

At the meeting, expert representatives from both sides discussed and analyzed the differences between the two countries in terms of green building materials standards needs, application, standards certification, and policy alignment, and exchanged views on multiple topics including standards for architectural glass and energy-efficient windows. The experts unanimously agreed to take enterprise needs and market development as the starting point, and to conduct benchmarking work based on the advanced technologies of both countries; to promote wider application of high-quality green building materials through green building materials evaluation and certification; and to jointly develop internationally leading standards with Chinese and U.S. characteristics.