Policy Roundup: The Complete Collection of 2025 Smart Construction Policies

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As an important engine for driving the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry and cultivating new economic growth points, smart construction is of great strategic significance for enhancing national industrial competitiveness and ensuring the security of the industrial chain. The state attaches great importance to smart construction and has issued relevant policies to drive and guide its development.

 

Government guides the future

 

01 National Policy Collection- Government guides the future-

On March 17, 2025, MOHURD issued the Smart Construction Technology Guideline (Trial)

It explicitly requires the vigorous promotion of smart construction equipment and building robots with high technological maturity and obvious implementation benefits, facilitating human-machine collaboration in “hazardous, complex, dirty, and heavy-duty” scenarios, improving the industrialization and intelligence levels of engineering construction, enhancing construction quality and efficiency, and ensuring the personal safety and occupational health of construction workers.

 

On April 3, 2025, the General Office of MOHURD issued the Notification on the 2024 Annual Work Progress of Smart Construction Pilot Cities

 

 

It designated 2025 as the concluding year of the pilot program, requiring cities to summarize replicable experiences, with a focus on promoting new business models such as building robots and construction industry internet, and building a modernized construction industry chain.

Eight pilot cities—Suzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Xiamen, Changsha, Taizhou, Qingdao, and Wuhan—have been working to establish policy and industrial systems for smart construction development. Among them, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Baoding, and Nanjing have significantly accelerated their work progress compared to 2023.

On July 23, 2025, the General Office of MOHURD issued the List of Replicable Experiences and Practices for Smart Construction Development (Fourth Batch)

It aims to further deepen the promotion and application of smart construction nationwide, accelerating the industrialization, digitalization, and intelligent transformation of the construction industry. The content covers innovative achievements and application cases in multiple key areas including digital design, smart production, smart construction, and construction industry internet platforms.

 

 

02 Guangdong Province Policy Collection- Government guides the future-

·On February 6, 2025, the General Office of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and the General Office of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government jointly issued the 2025 Action Plan for Building a Modernized Industrial System in Guangdong Province

It promotes the high-end, intelligent, and green development of traditional industries. In the construction sector, it seizes the opportunity for the coordinated development of smart construction and building industrialization, promotes the adoption of modular construction methods for qualifying affordable housing and student dormitories, and drives the large-scale application of precast components in urban underground pipeline network construction.

 

 

On May 21, 2025, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Housing and Construction issued the Shenzhen Smart Construction Technology Catalog (Third Edition)

 

 

The catalog is divided into seven major technology categories. Under the smart construction equipment category, it emphasizes the application of building robots; it requires a focus on human-machine collaboration for “hazardous, complex, dirty, and heavy-duty” construction tasks, including ground leveling, floor paint application, wall spraying, wall panel installation, concrete polishing, and material handling robots.

 

It explicitly requires the vigorous promotion of smart construction equipment and building robots with high technological maturity and obvious implementation benefits, facilitating human-machine collaboration in “hazardous, complex, dirty, and heavy-duty” scenarios, improving the industrialization and intelligence levels of engineering construction, enhancing construction quality and efficiency, and ensuring the personal safety of construction workers and their occupational health.

 

On June 12, 2025, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Housing and Construction issued the Call for the Second Batch of Smart Construction New Technology, New Product, and Innovative Service Case Studies

Submitted cases must represent Shenzhen’s advanced level in smart construction, demonstrate strong innovativeness and good application results, and have already been put into actual use or production. Selected cases will not only be included in the city-wide typical case database, but will also receive priority recommendation for national and provincial-level typical case applications, as well as promotion and application across the city, leading high-quality industry development.

On July 16, 2025, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Housing and Construction issued the Open Call for the Second Batch of Smart Construction Experts

This initiative aims to further gather top industry expertise and provide solid intellectual support for the high-quality development of Shenzhen’s construction industry. The call is open to professionals in digital design, smart production, smart construction, and smart O&M from enterprises, public institutions, and industry associations across the city, expanding the smart construction expert knowledge base.

 

03 Jiangsu Province Policy Collection- Government guides the future-

·On January 8, 2025, the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Notice on Publishing the Jiangsu Province Smart Construction Application Scenario Catalog (First Batch)

The catalog covers construction industry internet (4 technologies), “BIM+” integrated digital design (5 technologies), building robots and smart equipment (9 technologies), smart construction management (5 technologies), and smart O&M management (2 technologies), totaling 25 technologies.

On March 25, 2025, the Suzhou Smart Construction Office issued the Notice on the Full Application of the “Suzhou Smart Construction Management Platform”

 

 

Starting from April 1, all smart construction hoists used in Suzhou engineering projects must be uniformly connected to the “Suzhou Smart Construction Management Platform” for supervision. This measure aims to enhance the application level of smart construction equipment, strengthen full-process digital management, and ensure safe and efficient construction.

On July 2, 2025, the Notice on Publishing the List of 2025 Nanjing Smart Construction Pilot Enterprises and Pilot Projects

 

 

On July 10, 2025, Nanjing added 41 new smart construction pilot projects

 

 

On July 29, 2025, the Notice on Publishing the 2025 Suzhou Smart Construction Pilot Projects

 

 

Following the application process for the 2025 Suzhou Smart Construction Pilot Projects, 65 Category A building construction projects, 20 Category B building construction projects, 31 municipal projects, and 3 decoration projects have been confirmed as 2025 Suzhou Smart Construction Pilot Projects, with a pilot period of one year. They are hereby published; see attachment for details.

On August 19, 2025, the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Notice on Publishing the First Batch of Jiangsu Province Smart Construction Pilot Enterprises and the First Batch of Smart Construction Technology Service Pilot Institutions

 

 

A total of 65 Category A building construction projects, 20 Category B building construction projects, 31 municipal projects, and 3 decoration projects have been confirmed as 2025 Suzhou Smart Construction Pilot Projects, with a pilot period of one year, and are hereby published.

On August 29, 2025, the Notice on Publishing the List of 2025 Jiangsu Province Smart Construction Pilot Projects (Third Batch)

 

 

A total of 134 projects have been confirmed as 2025 Jiangsu Province Smart Construction Pilot Projects (see attachment) and are hereby published. The pilot period runs from the date of publication of this notice until project completion.

On May 12, 2025, the Suzhou Smart Construction Pilot City Working Group Office issued the Key Points for Suzhou’s 2025 Smart Construction Advancement Work

 

 

It promotes high-quality development of the construction industry, strengthens the cultivation of smart construction talent, improves the digital supervision and registration processes for smart equipment such as building robots with “one machine, one code” and 5G unmanned tower cranes, and explores new scenarios for “AI + construction” in construction sensing and autonomous decision-making.

 

04 Zhejiang Province Policy Collection- Government guides the future-

On June 11, 2025, the General Office of the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government issued Several Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of the Construction Industry

By 2027, the construction industry’s science and technology innovation system will be further improved, smart construction will be enhanced in quality and expanded in scope, comprehensive strength will steadily increase, with a cumulative total of 50 leading construction enterprises with national influence, 20 “chain leader” enterprises in the construction industry, and 50 provincial-level science and technology innovation platforms in the construction sector, further elevating the industry’s position. By 2030, the development of the construction industry with smart construction as the focus will be comprehensively advanced, enterprise comprehensive strength will be significantly enhanced, with a cumulative total of 100 leading construction enterprises with national influence, 50 “chain leader” enterprises in the construction industry, and 100 provincial-level science and technology innovation platforms in the construction sector, placing the construction industry’s high-quality development among the nation’s leaders.

 

 

 

On August 29, 2025, the General Office of MOHURD issued the Notice on Zhejiang Province’s “AI + Construction Industry” Innovative Application Cases

 

 

28 cases have been selected as Zhejiang Province’s “AI + Construction Industry” Innovative Application Cases and are hereby published.

On February 20, 2025, the Huangyan District People’s Government of Taizhou City issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Policy for Leading Smart Construction Industry Development in Huangyan District

 

 

Starting from March 1, newly commenced government-invested building construction projects with a total floor area of 50,000 m² or above shall apply smart construction technologies throughout the entire process; projects rated as national, provincial, or municipal smart construction demonstration projects will receive maximum rewards of RMB 500,000, RMB 300,000, and RMB 100,000 respectively; enterprises are supported in deep integration and cross-sector development of smart construction equipment and building robots and other key smart construction technologies, with maximum rewards of RMB 10 million and RMB 5 million respectively for newly rated national-level and provincial-level manufacturing innovation centers/enterprise technology centers.

 

05 Other Provincial Policy Collection- Government guides the future-

Shaanxi Province

On May 13, 2025, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development officially issued the Shaanxi Province Smart Construction (Building Robot) Consumption Quota Standard (Trial)

By providing a clear pricing basis for building robot construction, it promotes the wide application of smart construction equipment and facilities, thereby effectively supporting the overall upgrading of Shaanxi Province’s smart construction and new-type building industrialization industry chain, and laying the foundation for building robots to participate in market-based construction pricing.

 

 

On February 27, 2025, the Xi’an Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Implementation Guide for Smart Construction Engineering Projects in Xi’an

It specifies the application requirements, application ratios, emergency response plans, video documentation retention, and smart construction technology application standards for building robots and smart equipment in intelligent construction, aiming to improve construction efficiency, quality, and safety, and promote the coordinated development of smart construction and building industrialization.

Hubei Province

 

On April 10, 2025, the Wuhan Municipal People’s Government published the Implementation Plan for Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Wuhan’s Digital Economy (2025–2027) on its official website

It explicitly proposes using data as a key element to drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, with smart construction drawing significant attention as a key breakthrough area.

 

 

On January 3, 2025, the General Office of the Jiangling County People’s Government issued the Notice on Several Measures to Promote Reform, Innovation, and High-Quality Development of the Construction Industry

It promotes the development of intelligent construction, implements green construction methods, and promotes the application of smart construction technologies such as “BIM+” and building robots.

Anhui Province

On April 9, 2025, the Anhui Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development drafted and publicly solicited opinions on the Notice on Further Promoting Smart Construction Site Development Across the Province (Draft for Comments)It plans to accelerate the promotion of smart construction technology products, replace “hazardous, complex, dirty, and heavy-duty” construction operations, and drive the transition of smart construction sites from pilot demonstrations to comprehensive application.

 

On July 4, 2025, the Anhui Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Implementation Plan for the Coordinated Development of Smart Construction and Building Industrialization in Anhui Province (Draft for Comments)

By the end of 2027, no fewer than 50 smart construction pilot projects will be established; by the end of 2030, pilot projects will increase to over 100. Starting from 2026, certain newly built public buildings will be required to apply at least three smart construction scenarios such as digital design and smart construction.

 

Sichuan Province

On March 3, 2025, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Key Points for Promoting Smart Construction and Prefabricated Building Development Across the Province in 2025

It specifies that three new smart construction pilot cities and 60 new pilot projects will be added this year, while continuing to promote innovative development in existing pilot cities such as Chengdu, Mianyang, Yibin, and Dazhou. Priority will be given to advancing smart construction digital platform development, building robot R&D and application, and key technology breakthroughs for “quality housing.”

 

On June 6, 2025, the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Chengdu “Quality Housing” Construction Action Plan

In terms of construction, the plan takes green low-carbon development and smart construction as core drivers, planning to increase the number of green building material certified products by 10% and vigorously promote the application of smart construction technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and building robots.

Shanxi Province

On February 28, 2025, the Shanxi Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and 12 other departments jointly issued the Working Plan for Promoting “Quality Housing” Construction Pilot Projects in Shanxi Province

It specifies that “quality housing” pilot projects will be completed and delivered within three years, creating a batch of high-quality residences featuring excellent quality, safety and durability, green low-carbon design, comprehensive amenities, and comfortable living conditions to meet the diverse housing upgrade needs of residents and support the high-quality development of real estate. “Quality housing” pilot projects are encouraged to apply the latest scientific research achievements and promote the use of advanced manufacturing equipment, smart devices, and construction robots, continuously achieving iterative technological upgrades.

Shandong Province

On January 8, 2025, the Jinan Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and 14 other departments issued the Notice on Several Measures to Further Promote High-Quality Development of the Construction Industry

It aims to enhance the digital and intelligent level of the construction industry, encouraging state-invested construction projects to adopt smart construction technologies such as building robots and smart equipment; it also strengthens industry talent support by establishing construction industry workforce training bases as needed.

 

Hubei Province

On June 3, 2025, the Hubei Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Hubei Province Smart Construction Technology, Equipment, and Platform Promotion Catalog (First Batch)

It aims to accelerate the practical application of cutting-edge smart construction achievements in the engineering construction sector. It provides clear official reference and guidance for project units in Hubei Province to select advanced smart construction technologies in practice, further promoting technological innovation and intelligence advancement in the construction industry.

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