Ngenyanga edlule, amalungu angu-30 e-Chinese National Building Waterproof Association, emele abakhiqizi bophahla baseShayina, kanye nezikhulu zikahulumeni waseShayina beza eBerkeley Lab ukuze bahlanganyele emsebenzini wosuku lonke mayelana nophahla olupholile. Ukuvakasha kwabo kwenzeke njengengxenye yephrojekthi yophahla olupholile ye-US-China Clean Energy Research Center ¡ª Building Energy Efficiency. Abahlanganyeli bafunde ngendlela uphahla olupholile kanye nezinto zokwakha i-paving ezinganciphisa ngayo ukushisa kwesiqhingi sasemadolobheni, zinciphise imithwalo yomoya wokwakha, kanye nokufudumala komhlaba okuhamba kancane. Ezinye izihloko zazihlanganisa uphahla olupholile ezindinganisweni zokusebenzisa kahle amandla okwakha zase-US, kanye nomthelela ongaba khona wokusetshenziswa kophahla olupholile eShayina.