The technologies from China presented here are selected by International Center for
Materials Technology Promotion (ICM)/China Building Materials Academy (CBMA).
These technologies are specially chosen for low-cost housing in the developing
countries. Low-cost housing technology is now keenly needed in most of these
countries, especially in African, Latin American, Asian regions and post-disaster
areas. I am sure that technologies from China, the largest developing countries, are the most suitable for these countries.

ICM is one of the International Technology Centers established by UNIDO with the
support of Chinese government, with its premises in CBMA. During the past half
century, CBMA has made great contributions to the scientific and technological
advancement of Chinese building materials industry. CBMA has also actively
involved in most of the key engineering projects in China like the Green Olympic
2008 construction projects, Three Gorges Dam project, etc. I hope this technical
catalogue can be of great help for post-disaster rehabilitation and house building in
the developing countries.