This paper introduces part of the contents and results of a teaching renovation project conducted at the Architecture Department of Northwestern Polytechnical University, the purpose of which is to promote architecture students’ creative green building design abilities. Firstly, the basic content of the teaching renovation exploration and practice are introduces. Then, the main methods and approaches applied in the teaching renovation are explored and discussed from three perspectives: design topic setting, teaching patterns and assistant methods. Thirdly, results of the teaching renovation are tested and promoted through green building design competition. Lastly, recommendations are made for future training and promotion of architecture students’ green building creative design and practice abilities, with the hope to provide useful references, and to inspire more thoughts in the relevant areas.