I am looking for information and articles on the Building and
Construction market in China (specificall Residential and Commercial
Construction) including:

Drivers
Trends
Barriers
Material Trends
Regulatory issues

I located the following information regarding Building and Construction in China.


Building, Construction & Property Services Market in China
Overview 
http://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/building/china/profile/overview.shtml


Construction Material Industry in China - 2003 Edition
1,400 products of different types and models.
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?cat_id=51&report_id=29405

China's Regulatory Environment:
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/homadoin/excaprex/inrein/inrein_001.cfm


Construction Market in China About 340 Billion US Dollars Yearly: TDC Report
http://fpeng.peopledaily.com.cn/200112/13/eng20011213_86611.shtml


China Sourcebook:
An Introduction to the Chinese Residential Construction
and Building Materials Market
April 2003
Executive Summary
http://www.uschinabuild.org/MarketResearch/SourcebookAbstract.pdf

There?s a paragraph about the Construction Market in China in this article.
http://en.infurma.com/novedades/noticia/599


China?s Construction Market: 
A New Star in the East
By Roseanne Freese  
http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/agexporter/2001/jan/China.htm


World Construction Giants Eye Chinese Market
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200111/20/eng20011120_84914.shtml


Characteristics and trends

There are three types of enterprises in China's construction and building industry:

?State-owned enterprises ? still dominant, although losing their
traditional market advantage. They are usually more conservative in
seeking out and adopting new products.?

?Sino-foreign joint venture enterprises ? users of new hi-technology
adopted or transferred via foreign partnerships. They have advanced
marketing and operational management expertise and invest heavily in
technology innovation and marketing.?

?Private enterprises ? encouraged by government reform, private
companies have gradually gained a foothold in this industry helped by
their flexibility and market-driven ideology. They have become the
major importer and distributor for imported building materials.?

Austrade
http://www.austrade.gov.au/australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_CLNTXID0019-2_-3_PWB176416-4_trends-5_-6_-7_,00.html


If this information meets your needs, let me know and I will post it
as the answer to your question.

Sincerely,
Bobbie7