The provision of quality industrialized housing in Chongqing to meet demand is perceived by the Chongqing Construction Commission to be a key feature of the local construction industry's future development. The growing strategic importance of Chongqing as a developing municipality

at the junction of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers

will ensure continuing economic development in the region. To facilitate such development the local construction industry will need to react accordingly to provide new infrastructure

commercial development

and housing and recreation facilities. Clearly

this must be achieved in accordance with a robust Master Plan

which addresses all issues associated with the built environment and other environmental considerations relating to pollution

conservation and sustainability. Throughout the World it is becoming increasingly recognized that traditional forms of construction are not sustainable in the long term and that new concepts and methods of construction must be developed. Construction must more effectively utilize and re-cycle resources that would otherwise become depleted or exhausted. Further

all aspects of the in-use performance of buildings

especially housing

must be significantly improved. The situation in Chongqing is no exception to this perception and hence the purpose of this paper is to evaluate locally available resources and relevant resources elsewhere in China to assess the potential for adaptation for effective use in industrialized housing. A broad approach will be taken covering all forms of human and non-human resources

especially those resources which can be re-cycled rather than being consigned to waste. By-products from other industries will be considered

such as those from agriculture and manufacturing. A key aspect of this paper is the articulation of a framework to facilitate the realization and development of an industrialized housing system by the creation of an integrated supply chain capable of delivering the necessary design and performance features geared to affordability

conservation and sustainability. The paper will be concludes by presentation of recommendations regarding the introduction of a development strategy geared to an incremental timetable for implementation.