Changsha Mayor Zhang Jianfei met with a delegation led by Mr. Grant Dooley, Australian consul-general to Guangzhou, and Romilly Madew, CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), on March 31, 2011.
The delegation was made up of famous Australian green architectural and design enterprises. They will attend the Australia-Changsha Green Building Workshop 2011 organized by the Changsha Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Committee and GBCA to share ideas and technologies on green buildings with the city s relevant departments, planning and design institutions, and real estate developers.
Mayor Zhang extended welcome to the distinguished guests. He said that the workshop this time will offer a platform for exchanges among government departments and developers from both sides. It is hoped that the workshop will play an active role in advancing Changsha s green building development and promoting the construction of a livable and ecological city.
Mr. Grant Dooley spoke highly of Mayor Zhang for his suggestions to develop green buildings. He hoped that the delegation will exchange with Changsha s experts and enterprises in this sector and make full use of their advantages to promote Changsha s green building development.
Translator: Lv Xuefen
