Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province: Drawing a New Scroll of Urban and Rural Quality with Green as the Pen

Source: Huzhou Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau

Five years is just a drop in the ocean in the long river of history. However, Huzhou's "The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting" brush writing style is very colorful.

Taking green as the pen, on the 5820 square kilometer Huzhou territory, the 1142.62 kilometer long urban and rural greenway links 22 provincial-level beautiful towns and 160 provincial-level or above beautiful and livable demonstration villages into a chain, creating 10 provincial-level urban and rural style model areas and 7 "New Era Fuchun Mountain Residential Map Model Areas";

Taking green as the pen, under the undulating urban skyline, a total of 38.782 million square meters of green buildings have sprung up, reducing the city's carbon emissions by 734800 tons, bringing gusts of low-carbon breeze and stirring up a pool of spring water for the rise of northern Zhejiang;

Taking green as the pen, at the doorstep of 3.41 million people in Huzhou, the coverage rate of the 5-minute water friendly green circle and the urban green coverage rate of 45.28% are as high as 91.43%, outlining a new landscape of mountains, rivers, and rural areas. This allows the idea of seeing green through windows, shade on the road, scenery when going out, and entering the park around the corner to enter people's lives;

Taking green as the pen, in the living space of 177 old residential areas, thousands of households have unlocked a new way to open their living environment. The top floor is not leaking, the bottom floor is not blocked, the pipelines are not disorderly, the corridors are not dark, and it is not difficult to go upstairs. "Living in a peaceful lake" is becoming a visible happiness for the people

When the time gear gets stuck in the development chain of the 14th Five Year Plan, the city builders who are ready to start have already embarked on a new path of catching up with the exam step by step, full of energy and vision, heading towards the "New Huzhou of Quality"!

Renovation of Style and Construction of a Beautiful Collection

A most beautiful highway is built near the lake, connecting six beautiful villages such as Yigao Village, Wupu Village, and Miaodou Village into a chain of pearls; Hengtang Zonglou has "circled" islands of idyllic fields, which are dotted with national water conservancy scenic spots... Entering the model area of the Taihu Lake Lougang County in Wuxing, Huzhou City, the beautiful and clean living environment and the history of thousands of years are dazzling. Within the core area of 1557 hectares, Wuxing District has invested in 16 key improvement projects and 8 supporting improvement projects to create a basic unit for common prosperity and urban-rural integration.

As one of the important paths to accelerate the construction of basic units for common prosperity and modernization, since the 14th Five Year Plan period, the Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau of Huzhou City has closely adhered to the overall goal of "overall beauty and overall beauty", integrating functional units such as future communities, beautiful towns, beautiful villages, beautiful rivers and lakes, beautiful roads, and beautiful countryside, from multiple dimensions such as natural space, industrial transformation, people's feelings, style coordination, and cultural display, Improve the overall urban and rural landscape. Not only did it take the lead in releasing documents such as the "Future Community Global Star Rating Evaluation Standards" and the "Guidelines for the Construction of Beautiful Town Neighborhood Centers" in the province, continuously enhancing the transformation of urban and rural styles, but it also took the opportunity of welcoming the Asian Games and creating the East Asian Cultural Capital in Huzhou to continue promoting the expansion and efficiency of the construction of provincial-level urban and rural style sample areas.

It is worth mentioning that in the new era, the beauty of Fuchun Mountain Dwelling lies not only in the scenery, but also in filling the gaps in urban and rural functions and achieving modernization and improvement of governance capabilities. With the completion of the "one old and one small" service scenarios in 76 urban communities, convenient services such as elderly canteens, smart medical stations, and childcare centers that are popular among the public have enabled the realization of "a little support, and a sense of security for the elderly".

Numerals are silent but powerful: Up to now, Huzhou City has created 10 provincial-level urban and rural style model areas, of which 7 have been awarded the "New Era Fuchun Mountain Jutu Model Area"; 95 communities were selected for the provincial future community creation list, and 14 future communities were named at the provincial level; All 44 townships have completed the construction of beautiful towns, of which 22 have been rated as provincial-level models, with a success rate ranking second in the province; The total length of greenways in the city is 1142.62 kilometers, among which the Anji Liangshan Greenway and the Wuxing Xiaotang Greenway were awarded the Most Beautiful Greenway in Zhejiang Province in 2021 and 2022, respectively... A more beautiful Huzhou style with clear mountains and waters, exquisite forms, and humanistic charm.

Green buildings help reduce urban burden

The south-west corner is designed to provide self shading for buildings, and the window wall ratio is reasonably designed to meet the ventilation needs of the four seasons... Walk into Building 7-3, East Area, South the Taihu Lake CBD Project, with a building area of more than 9600 square meters, and this green building has begun to take shape, which has been certified as a near zero energy consumption building design. In the CBD project of South the Taihu Lake Lake, there are many green buildings like this. This will also become the first green and low-carbon building group in China to have multiple standard certifications such as near zero energy consumption buildings, LEED, green buildings, and WELL.

Since Huzhou City was approved as the only pilot city for the coordinated development of green buildings and green finance in China, the Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau of Huzhou City has closely focused on achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. While promoting the implementation of nearly ten "national firsts" such as the first government procurement cloud "green building materials museum" and the first local standard for green buildings, the bureau has also diversified its efforts to increase the supply of financial products and carry out the construction of green building demonstration zones, Continuously promote the comprehensive green transformation of the construction industry, and first try to explore a set of Huzhou models.

Leveraging green finance to promote integrated green building, green construction, green building materials, and green development throughout the entire chain; Build a green building materials cluster, and promote more green building products from Huzhou to go out of Zhejiang and nationwide; Building a "Green Building Communication" platform to assist in the collaborative service of credit resources in the field of green buildings... Opening the "Green Building Ledger" of the Municipal Construction Bureau, a group of data and achievements are accurately recording the green footprint of Huzhou's vibrant urban and rural areas.

As of June this year, Huzhou City has added 38.782 million square meters of green building area, of which the implementation of green building standards for new buildings has reached 100%; The proportion of green buildings above two stars in newly built buildings reaches 74.12%; A total of 48 building materials enterprises have obtained green building materials product certification and built 25 prefabricated building bases.

At the same time, in response to the energy conservation and carbon reduction of existing buildings, the Huzhou Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau has led the Huzhou Digital Group and collaborated with the research team of Tsinghua University to develop a "carbon efficiency code" for public buildings. Combining domestic and foreign experience standards, relying on information from departments such as housing, electricity, and finance, the Huzhou Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau has integrated energy data from 278 public buildings, including electricity, gas, and green electricity, to establish a scientific carbon efficiency code index system and accurately depict public buildings.

Enhance the environment and beautify the city's appearance

City, therefore prosperous people; The people are the foundation of a city. As a complex of production, living, and ecological spaces, the environment of a city is related to millions of people.

With the goal of building a national demonstration of household waste classification, since the 14th Five Year Plan, the Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau of Huzhou City has established a household waste classification and treatment system of "overall planning, joint governance and sharing, and green development". The proportion of perishable waste collection and transportation in the city reaches 29.5%, and the total amount of household waste has been negative for four consecutive years. The coverage of household waste classification, resource utilization rate, and harmless treatment rate have all reached 100%, The living environment in urban and rural areas has significantly improved, and Huzhou's garbage classification work has been awarded the title of "Five Outstanding" in Zhejiang Province and "Six Outstanding" in China's Medium sized Cities.

Deeply promote water and gas control work, continue to promote "zero direct sewage discharge" in central cities, and achieve coverage of "zero direct sewage discharge areas" in 98.82% of urban living communities; Accelerate the construction of centralized treatment facilities for domestic sewage in rural areas, and achieve an 85% compliance rate for rural domestic sewage discharge. Strictly implementing the "seven 100%" requirements for dust control, the installation of particulate matter monitoring equipment on construction sites over 5000 square meters in the city has achieved full coverage, effectively safeguarding the "Huzhou Blue".

At the same time, in order to create a "clean and beautiful" urban environment with high standards, the Huzhou Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau has coordinated and promoted the creation of the "sitting on the ground" urban management brand in the city. In April of this year, the "Implementation Plan for the Creation of the" Sitting on the Ground "Urban Management Brand in Huzhou City" was released, committed to improving operational standards, upgrading facilities and equipment, and expanding convenience functions. In densely populated public spaces such as parks, squares, urban commercial districts, road public toilets, and transportation short transfer points, we aim to create a "urban living room" demonstration area, a "road meets its true colors" benchmark road Four types of "sitting on the ground" urban management brands, namely "Beautiful Public Toilets" and "Public Transport", leave the best resources and the most beautiful environment to the public. As of now, 22 "sitting on the ground" urban management brands have passed the acceptance inspection.

There are many ways to experience the quality of a city, as well as many windows. From the roads you walk down to the tables and chairs on the street for rest, to the parks with open corners, these inconspicuous public spaces are all key sections for immersive experience of the city's "hospitality". Since the beginning of this year, in response to the lack of urban open interfaces in street corner parks in the process of urban construction and development, the Huzhou Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau has taken the opportunity of urban organic renewal action to explore and sort out urban corners, micro spaces, and intersections, and to layout and create 30 pocket parks. As of now, all of these pocket parks have started construction, of which 25 have been completed.

Quality improvement creates a harmonious and beautiful home

Living in a livable and livable environment is the cornerstone of common prosperity. Since the 14th Five Year Plan period, the Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau of Huzhou City has focused on improving the quality of urban living, focusing on the renovation of old residential areas and the improvement of their environment. They have made up for shortcomings and improved their quality, turning the "pain points" encountered in people's lives into "happy fulcrums", bringing a tangible sense of gain, happiness, security, and identity to the general public.

How to further improve the community environment? On the basis of the Guiding Opinions on Issues Related to the Environmental Improvement Action for Urban Residential Areas in the Central City of Huzhou, the Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau of Huzhou City has jointly established a special team with relevant departments. By constructing a "five cascade action" work system consisting of special teams, districts, counties, streets, communities, and property enterprises, the team has carried out environmental improvement and improvement actions for 752 residential areas in the central city. As of July 31 of this year, a total of 35962 problems in 7 major categories have been identified through investigation, 27718 of which have been rectified, with a problem resolution rate of 77%. 313 residential areas have completed rectification.

Faced with the problems of outdated infrastructure, insufficient supporting services, and lack of long-term management faced by old residential areas, the Municipal Construction Bureau has launched the renovation work of old residential areas throughout the region, following the principles of "public participation, street application, and district/county review", and promoting the renovation work in an orderly and phased manner. At the same time, we will integrate "zero direct sewage discharge" and the construction of elderly care and childcare facilities into the renovation process, and according to the requirements of future community construction, we will implant more future community elements such as smart elderly care, digital greenways, and unmanned supermarkets into old residential areas. As of August this year, 177 old residential areas have been renovated.