The Shanghai Green Building Seminar, entitled "Green Building Design, Construction and Monitoring" was held from August 29th – September 2nd .  XTBG was invited to present its construction work of the New Research Center, which was awarded  "2011 Chinese National Investment Projects Excellence Award”.

　　 The Semiar was organized by the Grande Ecole of Civil Engineering Works for the French State (ENTPE), the University of Savoy (POLYTECH) in partnership with Lyon University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Tongji University.

　 On August 29,  Mr. Alain Hays, chief designer of XTBG New Reaerch Center was entrusted by XTBG director Chen Jin to present a lecture entitled “Eco-Cultural Design and Green Building: The Scientific Research Center project of the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden - XTBG (CAS) – “2011 Chinese National Investment Projects Excellence Award”.

On behalf of XTBG, Mr. Alain Hays making presentation

　  The XTBG Research Center Project presentation was highly appreciated by the French and Chinese participants and was referred to as a model of tropical bioclimatic building design which has created a synthesis of Culture and Nature in a functional and modern new way. The event was a great opportunity to share experiences around the theme of “Green Building”, at national and international levels.

Group photo in front the“Rhône-Alpes” French region pavilion in the Shanghai World Expo area

(Organizers: 1. Mr. François Victor, ENTPE Continuous Education Director, 2. Mr. Pascal Perrotin, University of Savoy, LOCIE researcher. 3. On behalf of XTBG: Mr. Alain Hays.)