building "green" is becoming the architectural trend in China.

With the world's highest level of greenhouse gas emissions and the largest market in the world by floor space, building "green" is becoming the architectural trend in China.

"A few years ago, sustainable design was not quite focused and was not seriously considered in most developments," said William Wong, associate director of the Hong Kong office of Arup, a global firm of independent designers, engineers and consultants, china Daily reports.

Because China's development is growing so rapidly, "all levels of government, designers, and even the general public are becoming more aware of environmental issues and how bad the consequences could be due to ignorance of sustainable design," he said.

Building operations account for about one-sixth of China's total carbon emissions, according to the china Greentech Report 2009, published by a business consortium, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Now more design professionals in china are beginning to adopt standards from the United States for environmentally sustainable buildings, such as certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, an internationally recognized rating system designed by the U.S. green building Council.

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