Gwangju Nam-gu, Old Burial and Cremation Health Clinics Promote 'Green New Deal' Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 28th that it will promote a Green New Deal project for the Guso and Hwajang Health Clinics to improve energy utilization efficiency of public buildings through the public building green remodeling project and create eco-friendly green buildings so that rural residents can receive health care services in a comfortable environment.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, facing the post-COVID-19 era, judged that remodeling projects for public buildings used by rural and vulnerable residents are necessary, and selected two health clinics applied for by Nam-gu as Korean Green New Deal project target buildings.

The project cost for this remodeling construction is 582.47 million KRW, and the construction is scheduled to be completed by May next year.

The two health clinics will be renovated into eco-friendly energy-efficient buildings through exterior wall insulation and window work, rooftop waterproofing, solar power facilities and boiler work, and replacement of cooling and heating systems.

First, the Guso Health Clinic, built in 1997, has suffered from building aging issues such as wall cracks, mold, and leakage, resulting in excessive cooling and heating costs in summer and winter, and poor comfort in spaces including restrooms, waiting rooms, and treatment rooms, causing great inconvenience to health center workers and elderly users.

Accordingly, Nam-gu plans to carry out remodeling construction by May next year to reduce carbon emissions through energy performance improvement and renovate it into an eco-friendly building that reduces maintenance and management costs by applying green technologies such as solar power facilities.

Also, during the construction period, a temporary clinic will be set up at the Guso Senior Citizens' Center so that the elderly can continue to use the Guso Health Clinic and receive health services.

The Hwajang Health Clinic, newly built in 1999, is also in urgent need of remodeling due to building aging. Like the Guso Health Clinic, it has lost much of its function as a building due to facility aging such as wall cracks and leakage.

Nam-gu plans to improve energy performance through green remodeling of the Hwajang Health Clinic and enhance convenience facilities for workers and users to provide better medical services.

To minimize inconvenience to users, the construction period will be shortened as much as possible, and home visits for medical care will be conducted.

A Nam-gu official said, “We will renovate rural health clinics and provide the best medical welfare services to the elderly using the Guso and Hwajang clinics.”

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