Seongnam City Provides Up to 10 Million KRW Support for Energy Efficiency Improvement of Old Houses

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is introducing the 'Green Building Creation Project' to support improving the energy efficiency of old houses.

The target buildings are small-scale houses with a total floor area of 660㎡ or less that have been approved for use more than 10 years ago.

The support scope includes ▲ ceiling, interior and exterior insulation work ▲ replacement with airtight windows with excellent insulation performance ▲ replacement of fluorescent and incandescent lamps with LED lamps ▲ replacement of old boilers with high-efficiency boilers ▲ costs for changing interior finishing materials to eco-friendly materials. Seongnam City supports 50% of the total cost for eligible households.

The maximum support amount is 10 million KRW per household.

Owners of eligible houses who wish to apply can visit the Seongnam City website, fill out the application form and related documents, and submit them from the 17th of this month until the 31st of next month.

The city will form a review committee composed of experts to evaluate the building's aging, house size, contribution to green building creation, and select support targets.

Yoon Nam-yeop, head of the city's Architecture Division, said, "This year, we introduced this project for the first time to transform old houses into buildings that use a high proportion of renewable energy and minimize greenhouse gas emissions," emphasizing, "We will gradually expand the project scale to increase sustainable green buildings."

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