China’s first SITES Platinum project offers a peaceful waterfront escape

Feature image photo credit: Bai'etan.

The Bai’etan Exhibition Center in Guangdong is the first project to achieve SITES Platinum certification in China. This major urban regeneration project is nestled in the heart of China's thriving Great Bay area, one of the country's most densely populated regions, where modern industry and rapid urbanization have taken hold over the past few decades.

Bai’etan Exhibition Center

The site of what is now the Bai’etan Exhibition Center was a large-scale warehouse area with a long industrial history in Guangzhou, originally built in the 1970s. The once prosperous warehouse had moved away from its past uses, and the original functions of the warehouse could no longer meet the needs of modern urban development.

Daiwa House Group MIRAI KACHI KYOSO Center

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. has opened the Daiwa House Group MIRAI KACHI KYOSO Center in Nara, Japan. This facility is a place where all generations, from children to adults, can learn, think, and grow together, and where human resources who co-create the values of the future can be nurtured together with society. The outdoor space is always open to the public, and anyone can freely stroll around and feel the seasons. 

Orange Mall Green Infrastructure Project at Arizona State University

As a commitment to Arizona State University’s overall sustainability goals, Orange Mall Green Infrastructure Project is the first to be submitted for Sustainable SITES certification. Located in the core of ASU’s Tempe Campus, the project replaces a former section of roadway and cul-de-sac with a new pedestrian mall and multi-use plaza for programmed events and informal social gatherings by students, faculty and staff.