At the end of the year, the moment of retrospect and retrospect came to an end, when 2025 was the year of the national “145” planning officer and the “155” planning plan. In order to publicize the achievements of the construction and steel sector in china in 2025, the china building and metal structures association organized the ten major construction and steel structures industry in 2025Press eventsThe call for information, the prior call, the review and the online voting resulted in the selection of 10 major news events in the construction and steel industry in 2025。
1. National conference on urban-rural construction of housing held in beijing
Review of events: the national conference on urban and rural housing construction was held in beijing from 22 to 23 december 2025. Guided by xi's new chinese socialist philosophy of the chinese era, the conference fully implemented the 20th and 20th plenary sessions of the party. It carefully implemented the spirit of the central economic work conference and the central urban work conference. It took a comprehensive inventory of the work carried out in 2025, systematically summarized the achievements of urban-rural development in housing during the “145” period, and studied the deployment of the “155” period and the priorities for 2026。
Reasons for recommendation: the national conference on urban and rural housing construction was organized around the “14 v” and the “15 v”, which identified the two main lines of “smart construction” and “green construction”, created a favourable policy and market environment for new types of construction, such as industrialization and high-greening steel structures, which are highly compatible with the priorities of smart construction, urban renewal and high-quality housing construction, and released clear signals for the overall upgrading and development of steel structures, both economically and socially significant。
China (cangxi) - opening of the asean international exhibition on construction products and building machinery in nanning
Incident review: from 2 to 4 december 2025, china (cangxi)-asean international fair on construction products and construction machinery (hereinafter referred to as “asean expo”) was held at the nanning international convention centre. The purpose of the expo was to “show results, promote trade, promote communication” and to focus closely on the development requirements of new quality productivity, bringing together china and the representatives of the six asean countries, with more than 200 industry labels, to build an efficient platform for exchange and cooperation and to serve as a central hub for bridging china's construction industry advantage with asean infrastructure needs. At the same time, the conference organized the third “one way forward” forum to promote china's construction of the “go out” forum. To explore the new era of china's construction enterprises' “outside” development path, to actively promote and facilitate international cooperation and exchange on integrated technology for the construction of new areas of the city and to strengthen in-depth cooperation with overseas governments, industries and enterprises。
Reasons for recommendation: the asean expo is a practical initiative to implement the outcomes of the kuala lumpur consensus of the china-asean round table of ministers of construction, the kuala lumpur consensus, and to deepen new explorations under the china-asean framework for overall cooperation in the field of construction. Through an open, inclusive and shared platform of excellence, the fair has been actively engaged in technology cross-fertilization, standards and synergies, in order to inject a continuous stream of innovation into the regional construction industry, promote complementarity of the region's construction industry's strengths and enable it to flourish towards higher quality, efficiency and sustainability。
3. High-altitude pressurized buildings (zero-altitude houses) for cross-situation applications
Incident review: in june 2025, a project was delivered for the construction of the yogurt-lin and zinc mine-enrichment complex, the highest-lying pressurized complex in the world. The project is located at an altitude of over 5,000 metres in the central part of xinjiang karan, with less than 60 per cent oxygen content in the plains, and is subject to extreme cold weather at below 30 degrees celsius. This delivery of the pressurized complex, with over 1,700 square metres of pressurized space, is one of the products of the “zero altitude house” series. High-altitude pressurized buildings are the first “good houses in the highlands” globally created by china construction agency iii, ltd., which, through a series of environmental regulation techniques such as building pressure increases, has moved the indicators of indoor air pressure, oxygen concentration, humidity, etc., to the level of the plain to achieve the “highlands to plains” and to address the problem of low-pressure oxygen-deficit highlands reactions and long-term physical damage. Currently, the technology has been applied in the field of defence science, engineering and residence, with dozens of projects accumulated in the country. An upgraded version of the technology's development, the polar science examination pressure building, has arrived in the antarctic with china's 40th and 41st antarctic scientific expeditions, providing job and housing security for the scientists at the kunlón station at an average annual temperature of 52. 5 degrees celsius and 4087 metres above sea level。
Reason for recommendation: from the plains to the highlands, chinese technology continues to break environmental limits. This technology not only addresses the country's high altitude and cold, but also serves the global polar studies, addresses housing problems in extreme conditions and creates a “near plain” home for highland workers。
“national congress of the construction and steel industry 2025” in shenzhen
Incident review: from 12 to 14 june 2025, the national assembly of the construction and steel industry was held in shenzhen in 2025. Under the theme “intellectual empowerment, synergetic innovation, green and low-carbon development of steel structures”, the congress adopted new scenarios for steel structures around “good houses”, urban renewal, urban infrastructure, etc., upholding standard leadership, innovation drive, furthering deep industrial chain integration of building steel structures, accelerating the industrialization, intellectualization and greening transformation of steel structures industries, continuously upgrading the quality of steel structures, expanding the application of steel structures and contributing to high-quality development in housing and rural/urban construction。
Rationale for recommendation: the conference is the industry's annual core communications platform, and key data released provide important support for industry development research. During the conference, the exchange of experiences on the sharing of construction steel trends, new materials processes, cutting-edge technological achievements and practices, the establishment of industrial chain cooperation platforms, the pooling of industry niche resources, and the creation of industrial cooperation platforms marked a breakthrough in industry's capacity for autonomous innovation and was a milestone in promoting the synergy between digital empowerment and industrial chains。
5. The chinese engineering college in 2025, the academy of engineering, selected china's new blueprint for capital construction
Incident review: on 21 november 2025, the chinese academy of sciences and the chinese engineering college officially published the list of new members of the college. In the ministry of civil, water and construction engineering of the engineering college, seven native and three foreign students were elected to work together to demonstrate the structural trajectories of the country's infrastructure from “scaling advantage” to “technology leadership” and to outline the main lines of security resilience, intellectual integration, green low-carbonness, geographical culture and international synergy and emphasis on future development。
The newly elected faculty has made a notable contribution in key areas: the theory of deep-drink steel structure resistance by li guoqiang, the study of random mechanics of railway engineering by yu ji-wu system, and the joint construction of a “life-long safety control” system from construction to transport engineering to increase the resilience of engineering hazards. The innovation of the dam, which has been adopted by the students of the jukin academy to take advantage of core technologies such as the dam's anti-high-pressure water fragmentation, has led to the transformation of the country to a “state of theoretical innovation for dam workers”. The thaw road-scale effect theory has been advanced by sergeant wang to help build the world's first high-altitude tundra highway. Sergeant shaw ming pioneered a number of key techniques in underwater tunnels to support our country's progress towards the “tunnel power”. Kang wei-ping promotes the integration of satellite navigation with civil engineering and empowers engineering intelligence. Zhang peng academies zagen, mongolia, created territorial architecture with the theory of “real construction” for a harmonious symbiosis of functions, culture and the environment。
Reason for recommendation: the results of this academic competition have a clear sense of the times. China's national strategic path towards a deeper transformation of infrastructure from “sizing” to “technology leadership and value creation” is systematically illustrated, and in the context of the “fifty five” plan's emphasis on self-reliance in science and technology and industrial upgrading, it deserves deep attention from policy, industry and academia。
6. The second steel architecture industry chain exhibition and the 100th business forum were successfully held in zhuang
Incident review: from 8 to 10 august 2025, the second three-day exhibition on the construction chain of steel structures and the business forum was successfully inaugurated at the new international expo centre in shanghai. As a professional event to focus on the development of the entire industrial chain of steel architecture, the exhibition brought together a large number of head enterprises in the areas of design consulting, steel production, construction, construction installation, maintenance of testing and software information. The presence of front-line material products, smart processing equipment, core innovative technologies and integrated solutions is a full demonstration of new industrial developments and the creation of efficient and easy demonstration, technology exchange and business interfaces for firms up and down the industrial chain。
Rationale for the recommendation: the exhibition will be focused on the critical needs for the transformation of the steel and construction industries, bringing together industry-wide chain resources to build efficient synergistic platforms and to focus on the cutting edge of green steel architecture. The fair not only provides access to industrial information and promotes technological collaboration, but also makes it more compatible with the twin-carbon orientation of the objectives, superimposes the synergy of industry authorities, injects key momentum into the penetration of industrial application grids and promotes deep integration and quality change in the “steel-steel structure-construction chain”, with industry demonstration and leadership value。
7.Science and technology innovationTo be an important support for quality development of steel structures
Event review: 31 october to 2 november 2025, the china construction metals association conference on building and steel structural science and technology innovation was held in shenzhen in 2025. The theme of the congress was “technology and innovation lead industries to upgrade and build a new future of high-quality steel structures”, delivering policy messages and sharing innovation results. At the conference, the china building and metal structures association awarded the 2025 science and technology award, which awarded 96 winnings, including 2 at the principal level, 12 at the first level, 17 at the second level and 65 at the third level. At the same time, the recognition of a group of advanced units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the work on sti in building and steel structures reflects the remarkable achievements of the steel structure industry in the application of sti and conversion of results, giving ample prominence to the dynamism of sti in the sector and providing a strong impetus to industrial upgrading. The meeting brought together many leading and authoritative academics, masters and experts in the steel structure industry to exchange in depth new technologies and new results in steel architecture. The experts shared technical reports on cutting-edge technologies, such as super-high, large-range spatial structures and smart construction, which explored new trends and business patterns in steel structure construction, while showing the latest results in steel architecture construction。
Reasons for recommendation: careful implementation of the s&t strategy, continuous review of the scientific and technological excellence of the industry, exploration of new opportunities for the development of science and technology in the sector, exploration of new directions in the development of science and technology in the industry, solid promotion of autonomous innovation in building steel structures, evaluation and dissemination of results around technological innovation, positive impact on upgrading the capacity and level of self-innovation of steel structural enterprises, promotion of high-quality development of the construction and steel industry throughout the country, and important lead role as an opportunity for scientific and technological exchanges among a wide range of engineering technicians in the construction and steel industry。
8. National "steal structure engineering quality month" activities, 2025
Incident review: in accordance with the framework for the construction of high-quality states issued by the cpc central and state councils, the industry responded positively to the “quality months” of activities carried out by the relevant ministries of the state, working to improve the quality safety of steel structural works. On 29 august 2025, the china building and metal structures association carried out an industry-wide campaign entitled “strength engineering quality month” on the theme of “activating the technology and innovation engine to assist in the construction of high-quality countries”, and issued an “initiative to promote the quality development of the construction and steel sector”. In shanghai, jenan, hangzhou, kunming, hoi fat and wuhan, respectively, the associations and enterprises carried out a variety of quality-enhancing engineering activities to improve the quality and safety management of steel structures. Technical exchanges, quality workshops, management training sessions were held with the attention and participation of a wide range of steel-structure enterprises and engineering technicians。
Reasons for recommendation: the programme for the construction of high-quality countries, issued by the central committee of the communist party and the state council, marks the beginning of a new era of quality work in the country, establishes the philosophy and general requirements for quality work in the new era, provides qualitative support for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist state and highlights the important mission and responsibility of building a high-quality state. Carefully implementing the quality objectives of the programme, 100 years old, quality first, is the historical responsibility of engineering technicians in the steel structure industry。
9. Guidance on smart construction technologies (pilot) release
Incident review: on 17 march 2025, the ministry of housing, urban and rural construction officially issued the " guidelines on smart construction technology (preliminary) " (hereinafter referred to as " the guidelines " ), which explicitly identified the application of building robotics as the core of the industry's intellectual transformation, covering engineering surveying, design, production, construction and transport life cycle, with steel structures as a priority enabling area. The guidelines suggest that the construction phase needs to focus on promoting the use of robotics in “dangerous, complex, dirty, heavy” scenarios, such as the use of magnetic welding to weld complex components such as fowl poles and turquoise layers to replace artificial high-altitude operations to reduce safety risks. The production chain requires the establishment of a digital production line for steel components, with the sole identity of the components granted by a two-dimensional code, to trace the entire process from processing to acceptance. The design phase is centred on bim (construction information model) technology, which integrates large ai (advanced intelligence) models to optimize steel structural programmes and enhance synergy efficiency and accuracy. Enterprises such as shanghai construction industries have taken the lead: the four-phase project at pudong airport will deploy a straight-orbit, non-orbit full-position welding robot, with a rate of 99. 2 per cent for a welding wound and a three-fold increase in operational efficiency. According to industry analysis, by 2030 the assembly steel structure industry is expected to achieve a significant reduction in labour costs as a result of policy support and technological innovation, while the market for assembly steel structures is expected to reach 40 per cent as smart construction technologies advance。
Rationale for the recommendation: the guidelines give special attention to steel structures as one of the industry areas where smart construction technologies focus and enable them. The requirements for the use of steel structures in intelligent construction cover the entire industrial chain from design, production, construction to transport, not just a single link. With the need for “good houses” and urban renewal, steel structures are expected to become the core building materials in the capital and residential sectors, with the green recyclable properties aligned to the “two carbon” goal, superseding smart production techniques. For enterprises, early deployment of robotic applications and digital production lines will capture the high point of competition in future industries, whose demonstration value and industrial pull effects deserve high attention。
“steal structural assemblers” are integrated into the national classification of occupations
Incident review: in may 2025, the ministry of human resources and social security formally incorporated “steel structural assemblers” into the national classification of occupations by means of a joint declaration by the china engineering and construction welding association, the china construction and metal structures association and the china steel structures association. The establishment of this profession fills a gap in professional standards in the field of steel assembly construction. At present, the preparation of professional standards is under way, which will clarify the different levels of the profession, skills requirements, operating procedures and evaluation criteria. The advancement of this work, which provides institutional safeguards for the construction of a standardized, professionalized and scalable workforce in the steel structure industry, is a strategic initiative that responds to the trends of the age of intelligent construction and builds the backbone of the steel structure industry。
Reason for recommendation: at present, the steel structure industry, as an important support for building modernization, has a wide range of applications, but talent faults and skill mismatches are prominent, complex talent gaps are large and career determinations are accurate to match talent needs. Previously, the lack of uniform occupational standards in the area of assembly construction had resulted in uneven skill levels that made it difficult to meet the precision requirements of millimetre-grade construction, the integration of which would facilitate the transformation of the industry to standardization. A clear career identity and development path enhances professional recognition and attracts young people to work and helps build a professional industrial workforce. The greening of enabling industries and the upgrading of their intellectual capabilities, as well as the provision of talent security for the implementation of the strategy of manufacturing strong countries, are of great importance for high-quality industry development。
