Opening ceremony of 2026 International (Wuhan) Intelligent Building Industry Expo (Photo: Hubei Daily/Zhang Can)
The 2026 International (Wuhan)Intelligent Building Industry Expo opened on Oct.27 at the China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
As China's first professionalevent dedicated tointelligent building covering the entireconstructionprocess, theexpo is now in its third year. This year's expooccupies about 20,000 square meters and features eight major zones to display the "Capital ofDesign", "Quality Housing", urban renewal, infrastructure and intelligent equipment, green and low-carbon engineering, new energy engineering, digital intelligence, and international cooperation. More than 200 institutions from over 10 countries and regions are presenting over 1,400 innovations.
At the opening ceremony, Hubei released a 2026-2028 action plan forintelligent building industry. Under the plan, by the end of 2028, the provincewill promote at least 100 provincial-level technologies, achieve 100-percent adoptionof intelligent buildingin government-invested projects and over 70 percent in social investment projects, realize 100-percent digital delivery upon project completion, and cultivate at least 20 comprehensive service operators and five industrial parks.
The expois scheduled torun until Oct.29. It will host five academic exchanges, alongside business matchmakingmeetingsand technology roadshows.
Hubei is a major construction province, known as "World Design Capital", "World Capital of Hydroelectric Construction","World Capital ofBridge Construction",and a hub for central state-owned construction enterprises. Its industry scale has ranked among the top four nationwide for 13 consecutive years. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Ruan Xinqi)