The Second Assembly Building High-Quality Development Conference and Intelligent Construction Technology Exchange Conference took place in Jiaxiang county, Jining, Shandong province, from May 26 to 28.

The event brought together experts, leaders, and industry elites from various regions to engage in discussions regarding the intelligentization of assembly building and the comprehensive development of the new building industrialization chain.

The conference featured a range of activities, including sessions regarding the formulation of construction standards and technology exchanges.

Several strategic cooperation agreements were signed during the conference. For example, the Jiaxiang County government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Science and Industrialization Development Center of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, as well as Zhejiang Zhongguang Electric Co. The government also established collaborative partnerships with institutions like Shandong Polytechnic College and Chongqing University's Civil Engineering School.

Jiaxiang county, renowned for its building materials and construction industry, has made remarkable strides in developing its assembly building sector and been recognized as a pilot city for the modernization of the construction industry in Shandong province and as a demonstration city for assembly building. The Jiaxiang High-speed Rail Industrial Park has also been designated a national-level assembly building industry base.

In 2022, the assembly building industry in Jiaxiang achieved an impressive output value of about 3.18 billion yuan ($446 million), solidifying its position as key driver of local economic development.

Looking ahead, Jiaxiang is committed to enhancing its green construction standards, fostering industry collaborations, and making the construction sector more industrialized, sustainable, and intelligent. These efforts will greatly contribute to the high-quality development of the construction industry in the region.

An assembly steel structure framework is welded at the Jiaxiang County National-level Assembly Building Industrial Park on May 28. [Photo by Guo Xulei/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]