Urban Prefabricated Housing Policy

The urban prefabricated housing policy is primarily reflected in aspects such as demolition and reconstruction, renovation and governance, as well as local planning alignment.

Scope of Demolition and Reconstruction: Dilapidated prefabricated panel houses in cities are the primary focus for demolition and reconstruction. Due to limitations in construction technology, these houses generally suffer from short service lives, poor structural stability, and inadequate sound insulation and thermal insulation performance. These issues not only affect the daily living quality of residents but also do not align with the image of a modern city. The policy explicitly requires the systematic demolition of such houses and the simultaneous planning and construction of long-term rental housing with low to medium prices and small to medium-sized units at the original sites or surrounding areas. This type of housing is mainly targeted at key groups such as new citizens and low-income individuals in difficulty, meeting their basic housing needs by optimizing spatial layout and functional configuration while alleviating the contradiction between housing supply and demand in cities.

Renovation and Governance Objectives: According to the 15th Five-Year Plan, the renovation and governance of prefabricated panel houses have been included as key tasks in urban renewal. The policy proposes the large-scale renovation of non-complete housing such as prefabricated panel houses on state-owned land within the built-up areas of cities and county towns, with a target of completing over 500,000 units (rooms). The renovation content not only includes hardware improvements such as structural reinforcement and equipment updates but also involves functional enhancements and age-friendly renovations. Additionally, for earthquake-prone areas, the policy emphasizes the simultaneous promotion of seismic reinforcement projects for houses, enhancing building seismic capacity through technical means, eliminating safety hazards in D-grade dangerous housing that has been documented, and effectively safeguarding the lives and property of residents.

Local Planning Alignment: Taking Yunnan Province as an example, although its 15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal Actions does not separately formulate a special policy for prefabricated housing, it clearly proposes core objectives such as enhancing urban carrying capacity and improving the living environment. The renovation and governance of prefabricated housing are highly aligned with this direction and can promote the overall upgrading of prefabricated housing areas by integrating existing policy resources such as the renovation of old residential communities and shantytowns. For example, by combining infrastructure improvement projects, supporting facilities such as water supply, electricity supply, and gas supply can be simultaneously improved; by introducing public spaces such as community services and green landscapes, the overall quality of the area can be enhanced, achieving a transition from having a place to live to having a pleasant place to live.