China has serious environmental problems,and its government clearly realizes that It must move swiftly to curtail them .What is not clear,however.Is whether China will have the political will and technical capacity to attain its goals.As professionals in the United States and elsewhere have learned,there is much difficult ground between discussing broad based green policies and implementing green building programs on the ground. Only time will tell what the outcome will be in China,but a few projects do give a reason to hope. Though not energy-related,the“Canal Restorer’’ on the Baima Canal in southern China was arguably one of the most successful out -of-the-box international case studies presented at Green Build.0n an urban stretch of canal,Ocean Arks International of Burling on,Vermont,designed and installed a 110aung walkway system to treat waste generated by an equivalent of 12,000 people.The walkway employs a lining of plants and microorganisms that naturally breaks down the effluent,allowing a once-fetid waterway to be transformed Into a pleasant, urban garden that showcases more than twenty species of native Chinese wetland plants.This project demonstrates how China has the,potential to leapfrog over the conventional infrastructure projects of the developed world,moving straight to more ecologically intelligent systems. Other International Initiatives Though China dominated the international scene at Green Build 2 004,their representatives were tar from the only foreign presence.Conference participants came from 22 nations."including handful of representatives to the word Green Building Council
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