[HIGHLIGHTS] Improve energy-saving standards and optimize energy-using structures. There is huge potential for energy-saving and carbon reduction in the building sector.

There is huge potential for energy conservation and carbon reduction in the construction sector. The construction sector is one of the main areas of energy consumption and carbon emissions in our country.

The General Office of the State Council forwarded the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's "Work Plan for Accelerating Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Building Sector" The "Plan" proposes to optimize the energy-saving and carbon-reducing design of new buildings, vigorously promote ultra-low-energy buildings, promote the construction of green and low-carbon farm buildings.