Seongbuk-gu, Indoor Air Quality Certification for Small Multi-use Facilities

Humanville Daycare Center and Kkumui Sup Kolon Haneulchae Daycare Centers 1 and 2 Obtain Certification

Seung-ro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu (left in the photo), visited Donam-dong Humanville Daycare Center, which was certified as the first excellent indoor air facility on the 25th, personally attached the certification plaque, and explained to the officials.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has begun full-scale management by providing certification marks to excellent facilities through indoor air management consulting and inspections of small-scale multi-use facilities.

The district judged that under current laws, only large-scale multi-use facilities meeting certain standards fall within the legal framework, leaving elderly and children using small-scale multi-use facilities highly exposed to polluted indoor air.

Moreover, since the absolute number of small-scale multi-use facilities is large and they are easily accessible, the risk is considered to be doubled in the blind spots of the law.

Accordingly, Seongbuk-gu promptly enacted related ordinances in 2019 and conducted indoor air measurements and customized consulting for small-scale multi-use facilities in Seongbuk-gu this year.

They measured key values that can affect the human body such as (ultra) fine dust, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds. On the 25th, 16 facilities that scored 90 points or higher in indoor air quality management evaluation were certified as 'Seongbuk-gu Excellent Indoor Air Facilities.'

The district assigned certification numbers 1 and 2 to Humanville Daycare Center and Dream Forest Kolon Haneulchae Daycare Center, respectively. Mayor Lee Seung-ro personally visited, attached plaques, and encouraged them.

In particular, as (ultra) fine dust is raised as a very dangerous factor threatening health, public interest in indoor air has recently intensified due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

When indoor air quality is poor, infectious diseases like COVID-19 can spread rapidly, and it can cause atopy and respiratory diseases.

Especially, the importance of managing indoor air quality in multi-use facilities where infants and elderly live is emphasized, and Seongbuk-gu’s indoor air certification system is expected to have positive effects going forward.

Mayor Lee Seung-ro stated, “We will conduct indoor air consulting for more facilities in the future and expand the certification of ‘Excellent Indoor Air Facilities’ by 10 facilities annually for those that thoroughly manage indoor air. We will create spaces where infants and elderly can stay safely, and do our best to prevent environmentally related diseases among vulnerable groups and protect the health of our residents.”

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