LH Holds the 5th 'Green Remodeling Best Practices Contest'

Published 22 May.2020 09:04(KST)

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 22nd that it will hold the 5th "Green Remodeling Best Practices Contest" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote green buildings.

Green remodeling is an eco-friendly remodeling technique that improves the energy efficiency of aging buildings, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, provides a comfortable living environment, and enhances the value of buildings. Currently, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH have been continuously promoting the "Green Remodeling Support Project" as a response to climate change. Since 2014, they have supported green remodeling for more than 40,000 private buildings.

Now in its 5th year, this contest is held to discover exemplary cases of green remodeling, share the achievements of green remodeling, and foster participating companies. The contest is open to buildings where green remodeling techniques have been applied and that show excellent energy performance improvements. Both the contractors who carried out the green remodeling and the building owners can apply.

Applications can be submitted by email or mail with the application form by the 12th of next month. After preliminary evaluation, on-site inspection, and comprehensive evaluation, the final results are expected to be announced in August.

LH plans to select one grand prize, one excellence award, and one merit award each in the residential and non-residential sectors, and present the awards at the opening ceremony of the "2020 Green Building Festival" scheduled for September. The grand prize will receive the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award, while the excellence and merit awards will each receive the LH President's Award. In addition, the winning works will receive various benefits such as exhibition opportunities and publication of a collection of works.