Mwedzi wapera, nhengo makumi matatu dzeChinese National Building Waterproof Association, iyo inomiririra vagadziri vematenga ekuChina, pamwe nevakuru vehurumende yeChina vakauya kuBerkeley Lab kumusangano wezuva rose wematenga anotonhorera. Kushanya kwavo kwakaitika sechikamu chepurojekiti yedenga rinotonhorera reUS-China Clean Energy Research Center ¡ª Building Energy Efficiency. Vatori vechikamu vakadzidza nezvekuti matenga anotonhorera uye zvinhu zvekugadzira mapango zvinogona sei kuderedza kupisa kwechitsuwa chemaguta, kuderedza mitoro yemhepo inotonhorera, uye kudziya kwepasi rose kunononoka. Dzimwe nyaya dzaisanganisira matenga anotonhorera mumitemo yekushanda nesimba kwezvivakwa zvekuUS, uye kukanganisa kunogona kuitika kana matenga anotonhorera agamuchirwa muChina.