Latest Policies on Prefabricated Housing Assembly
The latest policies on prefabricated housing (prefabricated buildings) in different regions are as follows:
Shanghai: The implementation scope is extensive, covering residential, public, industrial, and other types of construction projects. For residential buildings, specific independent building units with non-residential functions and residential buildings of three stories or less may be exempted; for public, industrial, and other buildings, those with a total above-ground floor area exceeding 8,000 square meters must comply. Specific requirements are clearly defined: except for certain exemptions, newly constructed building units must have a prefabrication rate of no less than 40% or an assembly rate of no less than 60%. For residential buildings exceeding 100 meters in height, the prefabrication rate must be no less than 15% or the assembly rate no less than 35%. For residential buildings of 18 meters or less and six stories or less, the prefabrication rate must be no less than 30%, with corresponding requirements for the assembly rate.
Foshan: The overall goal is to achieve a proportion of newly constructed prefabricated buildings exceeding 50% by 2030, with government-invested projects reaching over 70%. Promotion focuses include accelerating the application of modular buildings in specific engineering projects, simultaneously promoting prefabricated decoration, leveraging industry advantages, encouraging the implementation of prefabricated decoration in projects delivered with decoration, and increasing the proportion of green building materials used. In terms of mode encouragement, the use of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Design-Manufacture-Procurement-Construction (EMPC) integrated contracting modes is encouraged, along with the promotion of integrated BIM technology design and the cultivation of engineering general contracting enterprises with strong comprehensive management capabilities.
Tongliao: The goal is to achieve a proportion of prefabricated buildings accounting for more than 30% of newly constructed building area by 2025, with government-invested projects reaching 70%. Specific measures include focusing on the development of the 'new three panels', promoting prefabricated full decoration, and cultivating demonstration projects and industrial bases. In terms of expanding the scope of application, the focus is on government-invested projects, expanding the application fields of prefabricated buildings, and developing prefabricated low-rise residential buildings in rural and pastoral areas.
In addition, on September 9, 2026, the Standard Quota Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a notice soliciting public opinions on the 'Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Development of Prefabricated Decoration (Draft for Comments)', aiming to promote the construction of high-quality housing by directly linking prefabricated decoration with 'high-quality housing' and proposing measures such as conducting pilot projects for commercial housing and innovating decoration service models.
