Under such a policy-driven condition, the development of green building in the private sector still needs to be improved. Therefore, the Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI) initiated the Taiwan Green Building Council. The local application was first approved on October 21, 2004. Through a few months of preparation, the Taiwan Green Building Council was officially launched on January 21, 2005 as the member congress was held. Members elected the Director General of the ABRI, Mr. Chiang-Pi Hsiao, as the first president of the council. In the congress, the ¡§By-Laws of Taiwan Green Building Council¡¨ was formally passed. The mission statement of Taiwan Green Building Council particularly focuses on the development in the construction industry, including to extensively promote green buildings, to facilitate international cooperation, and to assist the globalization of the construction industry of Taiwan.