LG ThinQ Home, First in Korea to Obtain Zero Energy Building Primary Certification Level 1

Exterior photo of 'LG ThinQ Home,' the first zero-energy building in Korea to receive the main certification Level 1

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LG Electronics announced on the 24th that its future home, 'LG ThinQ Home,' has become the first in Korea to receive the highest level 1 certification for zero-energy buildings.

The zero-energy building certification system, introduced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2017 to expand zero-energy buildings, assigns grades in five levels based on the energy self-sufficiency rate, which is the ratio of energy production to consumption. Among these, the highest level, grade 1, is only awarded to buildings with an energy self-sufficiency rate of 100% or more, and the operation and certification are conducted by the Korea Energy Agency. Since the start of the zero-energy building certification system, LG ThinQ Home is the only building to have received the level 1 certification.

LG ThinQ Home, built in September in Pangyo New Town, Gyeonggi Province, spans approximately 500㎡ with three floors above ground and one basement level, and incorporates numerous energy solutions capable of energy production, storage, and management.

First, LG ThinQ Home is equipped with a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) system. LG Electronics installed a total of 988 modules?modules measuring 90 cm wide by 70 cm high and modules measuring 90 cm wide by 35 cm high?on the exterior walls and roof. Unlike conventional solar modules, these modules replace the building’s exterior finishing, preserving the building’s design and landscape.

Additionally, LG ThinQ Home features electric vehicle chargers with a Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) system in the parking lot, enabling power supply between the car and the house. Furthermore, LG Electronics developed a DC-AC hybrid distribution board that maximizes the efficiency of renewable energy generation, storage, and usage. This distribution board allows the use of next-generation DC appliances that reduce losses occurring during energy conversion.

Customers can also use the Home Energy Management System (HEMS) to monitor energy production, usage, and storage status in real time through smart mirrors inside the home or mobile devices. This system learns customers’ lifestyle patterns through the LG ThinQ Home solution. Based on these patterns, it predicts energy generation, storage, and usage in advance and optimally controls energy according to different situations such as sleep, waking, and going out.

Choi Kyunam, Head of Solution Business at LG Electronics’ BS Business Division, emphasized, "Achieving the level 1 certification for zero-energy buildings with 'LG ThinQ Home' is a remarkable achievement amid growing global interest in reducing greenhouse gases and saving energy. We will continue to strive to provide various solutions that help improve customers’ lives."

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