"The EDGE certification audit for the first phase of 4 blocks, comprising 110 green housing units built in Area B15 of the Bayankhoshuu Sub-center under the Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing Project, was successfully conducted on September 3, 2026."
"In line with the capital's strategy to decentralize, reduce traffic congestion, and shift from a monocentric to a polycentric model, the 'Ulaanbaatar Green Housing Project' is underway in the Bayankhoshoo and Sharhad sub-centers, supported by financing from the Asian Development Bank and the Green Climate Fund."
On August 11, 2026, a successful post-construction audit for the international EDGE green building certification was conducted at the S27-5 site of the Sharhad Sub-center.
"Under the Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing Project, the consultation discussion on 'Policy Reform, Green Housing Building Codes, Translation of the EDGE User Guide, and Draft Material Standards' was successfully held on June 5, 2026.
"The 'Coal to Solar (C2S)' project, funded by a USD 2.5 million grant from the Asian Development Bank, will be managed by the Project Management Unit of Ulaanbaatar City."
A management team from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)—comprising Alternate Executive Director Rolando Tungpalan, Advisor to the Executive Director Tanya Real, Principal Urban Development Specialist Raushan Mamatkulov, and Principal Infrastructure Specialist B. Tuul—visited and reviewed the development and construction progress at the Bayankhoshuu Sub-Center.
"Capital City Governor’s Council held a meeting on April 17, 2026."
"On March 13, 2026, a training on 'Project Management – Coordination and Collaboration among Stakeholders' was successfully organized with the participation of all staff members of the Ulaanbaatar City Unified Project Implementation Unit."
A coordination meeting was held on March 10, 2026, with the contractors of the 226-unit residential buildings at Bayankhoshuu sub-center and the 228-unit residential buildings at Sharkhad sub-center, as well as with the contractors responsible for the external engineering networks, roads, landscaping, automation, and solar panel installation at both sites.
On March 5, 2026, DBM Asset Management LLC, a subsidiary of the Development Bank of Mongolia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with seven commercial banks. Through this agreement, the parties will jointly finance the construction of 4,200 housing units under the second phase of the “Ulaanbaatar Affordable Green Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal Sector Project.”
On February 25, 2026, the meeting of the “Project Steering Committee” of the Ulaanbaatar Unified Project Implementation Unit was successfully held. The members appointed under Order No. A/259 dated February 16, 2026 convened and discussed and resolved the following key issues.
The Coal to Solar (C2S) project, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is planned to be implemented starting from the third quarter of 2026. The project aims to provide heating and energy solutions for 400 selected households in Ulaanbaatar’s ger districts using solar collectors and renewable energy technologies, sell the excess electricity generated to the central power grid, and ultimately integrate participating households into the carbon credit market.
The first phase of the 110-unit Green Housing residential complex was officially handed over to the operating organizations on January 26, 2026.
A commissioning committee conducted an inspection for the permanent operation of the power supply facilities of the First Ring of the Sharhad Subcenter.
“In accordance with the agreement concluded between the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Mongolia, the Green Housing Project is being implemented with the objective of redeveloping ger areas.”
“Within the goal of empowering residents of the Bayankhoshuu and Sharkhad areas and promoting sustainable employment, short-term vocational training programs are being successfully organized.”
“The opening ceremony of the first phase of the 110-unit green apartment building constructed in the Bayankhoshuu sub-center under Ulaanbaatar City’s Green Housing Project was held. The event was attended by the Prime Minister of Mongolia, G. Zandanshatar, the Governor of the Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, Kh. Nyambaatar, along with other relevant officials.”
Founded 385 years ago in the Altan Tevsh Valley, the capital of Mongolia—where hearths once stood side by side—is now set to completely transform its appearance nearly 400 years later.
