2021-05-11

Haskoll was invited to visit Xi’an participating in the Silk Road International Expo

On the 11th of May Haskoll visited Xi'an with the UK Department for International Trade (DIT), participating in the Silk Road International Expo sub-forum. They visited local governments, enterprises and development zones, holding in depth discussions with all parties on the cooperation of the whole industry chain for construction and infrastructure, on how to achieve the goal of energy saving and the transition to a low carbon environment and society.

This is the second time that DIT has participated in the Silk Fair. The UK was the guest of honor at the 3rd Silk Fair in 2018. It sent a delegation of nearly 200 people which was led by Rona Fairhead, the UK DIT minister for Export Promotion at that time to visit Shanxi Province.This was the largest delegation that Britain has sent to the northwestern region of China in recent years and demonstrates the UK’s professional commitment to infrastructure, education, healthcare, life sciencesand sustainable technologies in this region.

In December 2020, the British Ambassador Ruolan Wuvisited Xi'an. In addition to having an in-depth understanding of local historyand culture, Ambassador Wu emphasised the theme of green development and cooperation as a priority. The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held in November this year in Glasgow. UK Ambassador Wu warmly invites Chinese companies to participate in international cooperation to address the pressing matter of climate change.

More Cooperation in the Field of Green Building

The British construction industry is a leader in the field of sustainable building, and actively achieves the goal of "zero carbon". It has world-class designers, consulting companies and contractors. It has always been in a leading position in the field of providing standard and guidance of BIM. It can provide global support, consulting and a variety of planning disciplines for multinational projects.

The UK is China's partner in the process of a global response to climate change and advancing the realization of China's 2060 carbon neutral goal. Haskoll looks forward to participating in and contributing to the development of green buildings in China.