2024 The 16th CIHIE: Green Prefabrication, Smart Future, Lead a New Chapter in Construction Industry   

    The 16th China Int’l Integrated Housing Industry& Building Industrialization Expo kicked off at the Guangzhou Poly World Trade Center Expo on May 10th. Along with the expo, the Sustainable & Prefabricated Building Materials and Intelligent Construction Exhibition, Steel Construction & Metal Building Materials Exhibition were also held. It attracted the attention of professional purchasers, industry experts and media reporters from all over the world on the first day, with the number of visitors reaching 15,000. As the most influential construction industry event in South China, this expo, themed as "Green Prefabrication, Smart Future" and "Smart Construction, Steel Leads the Future", closely combined the construction industry with high and new technologies, comprehensively drove the green development concepts and practical achievements in the field of urban and rural construction, and promoted the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry.

    On the first day of the exhibition, a series of splendid events took place one after another, including many professional forums, technology exchanges, and product display. Experts, scholars, and enterprise representatives from all over the country gathered together to discuss the future development trends of the construction industry and shared the latest achievements of innovative technologies and quality products.

    During the product display, over 300 leading brands showcased their latest technologies and products. They focus on green prefabricated housing, modular integrated construction (MIC), intelligent construction and new construction industrialization, integrated design and digital information technology, steel profiles/prefabricated concrete components, prefabricated components, green building materials, and prefabricated decoration. All of them reflected the industry's enthusiasm for innovation and sustainable development. For instance, Sanju Steel Structure, CSCEC Fourth Engineering Bureau, CSCEC Eighth Engineering Bureau, CSCEC Science & Industry Group, China State Construction Hailong Technology Company Limited, China Railway Prefabricated building, CIMC Modular Building Systems Holding Co., Shanghai Baoye Group, Guangdong Construction Engineering Group, Municipal Engineering Machinery Construction Company, China Academy of Building Research, Guangdong Provincial Architectural Design & Research Institute, Guangzhou Institute of Building Science Co.,Ltd., Shenzhen Innox, BBMG-Hangjia Green Building, Vessel Cultural Tourism, Zhejiang Keliang Cultural Tourism Technology, Zhongsheng Modular Cabin, Mingsu Travel, Huida Integrated Housing, Foshan Meizong Building, Weilai Housing, Rizhao Dsun Home, Huayuan Green Building, Nantian Machinery, Youmeishu Digital Building, Tianyi Machinery, Jianhua, Oriental Yuhong, New Element Building, Zhenhong Steel Pipes, Hanma Laser, Jiangsu Connect Intelligent Robot, Tekla, Vertex, John Guest...

    During the forum, leaders and guests delivered important speeches. For example, at the 1st Guangdong Prefabricated Farmhouse Design Competition Award Ceremony , Yang Qinggan, Party Member and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, stated that the event aimed to promote innovative design and sustainable building concepts to enhance the housing quality and living standards in rural areas. Wang Yang, Deputy Secretary of China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., emphasized the importance of the construction industry in green and low-carbon development and looked forward to exploring the future development path of the industry with more partners. Numerous award-winning teams and individuals were recognized at the event, and their innovative achievements and design concepts brought inspiration and touch to the audience.

    In the interactive session, visitors engage in in-depth discussions with exhibitors. Many visitors expressed that the exhibition provided a rare opportunity to learn about and experience the latest construction technologies and products, which were significant for their future work and life.

    The exhibition accurately captured the staged characteristics of the development of the housing and urban-rural construction industry, focusing on topics such as new productive forces, the "Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand" Project, "Good house" construction, steel structure intelligent manufacturing. These attracted the attention of government departments, including the Guangdong Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Guangdong Provincial Market Regulation Bureau, Guangzhou Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Shenzhen Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau, Foshan Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Huizhou Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Dongguan Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Zhongshan Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Zhanjiang Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Jiangmen Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Maoming Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Gaoyao District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau of Zhaoqing City, Qingyuan Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Jieyang Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Guangzhou Key Public Construction Project Management Center, Guangzhou Bulk Cement and Building Energy Efficiency Management Center, Guangzhou Haizhu District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, as well as leaders from the Yantai Municipal People's Government and Yantai Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, and hundreds of leaders from related construction industry associations and institutions across the country.

    Moreover, the 16th CIHIE combined with the needs of foreign engineering projects under the "Belt and Road" initiative, targeted the global market. According to statistics, business delegates from 92 countries and regions, including China Hong Kong, China Macao, and China Taiwan, such as Russia, Honduras, Algeria, Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Pakistan, Panama, Brazil, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France, French Polynesia, the Philippines, Fiji, Gambia, Colombia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Kyrgyzstan, Canada, the Czech Republic, Rwanda, Malaysia, the United States, Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria, Serbia, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Guatemala, Brunei, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Singapore, New Zealand, Iraq, India, Indonesia, UK, Bangladesh, Georgia, Lithuania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Oman, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Chile, Belgium, Cambodia, Norway, Yemen, Bhutan, Romania, Jordan, Somalia, Iran, Switzerland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Hungary, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Vietnam.

    Overall, the opening day of the 16th CIHIE was a complete success. The exhibition not only provided a platform for exhibitors to showcase and exchange ideas, but also presented the audience with a visual and intellectual feast. We believe that in the coming days, CIHIE will continue to play its role in leading the comprehensive green transformation of the construction industry in South China and promoting the construction of a green Greater Bay Area.

    On May 11th, there will be exciting events such as the forum on creating a new type of green, digital, and industrialized productive force to boost the high-quality development of the "Hundreds-Thousands-Ten Thousand" project, the Guangzhou Convention of 2024 Modular Integrated Building Technology Innovation and Application and guests tours. We are looking forward to continuing to witness the highlights of this exhibition and the future development trends and innovative achievements of the construction industry in the next two days. Let's expect the CIHIE/Green Building Expo/Steel Build to bring more surprises and changes to the construction industry!