China Code Updates for Embodied Carbon Reduction (C-CURE), led by the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) with support from the ClimateWorks Foundation, the Charles Pankow Foundation, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the MKA Foundation, is focused on exploring how China’s structural building codes could evolve to better support low-carbon construction.
Throughout the research period, existing codes issued by China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban–Rural Development (MOHURD) will be examined and evaluated. The goal is to identify practical opportunities to reduce embodied carbon in future buildings by recommending targeted updates to current code requirements.
Structural engineers and technical practitioners (including auditors, project leads, ESG consultants) with practical experience designing or auditing projects under Chinese National Standards (GB/JGJ) are asked to complete our anonymous survey to help categorize key technical issues for a more detailed follow-up study. Please find the 5-minute survey here.
The results of the work will be communicated via a public document at the conclusion of the project in late 2026.