Gyeongnam Province Takes Action Against Climate Crisis with Green Architecture

Establishment of 'Gyeongnam Province Green Building Activation Comprehensive Plan' for Carbon Neutrality

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do has established and is implementing the "Comprehensive Plan for the Activation of Green Buildings," aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings by 30.2% by 2030 and create approximately 3,000 jobs.

This comprehensive plan was promoted in response to the rising importance of climate crisis response and green buildings, addressing the need for regional green building policies such as zero-energy buildings, green remodeling, and renewable energy building facilities.

Green buildings are structures that minimize environmental impact to save energy and preserve the environment. They are emerging as a solution to energy and environmental issues in the construction sector.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has set five major strategies and twelve policy tasks to proactively achieve national greenhouse gas reduction targets, and prepared a mid- to long-term plan for efficient energy demand management of buildings, including mandatory zero-energy buildings for public sectors over 500㎡ in 2023 and private buildings over 1000㎡ in 2025.

Accordingly, Gyeongnam Province will enact and announce the "Gyeongsangnam-do Green Building Design Standards" in May. According to this enactment and announcement, multi-family housing with 100 or more units and general buildings with a total floor area of 2000㎡ or more must apply eco-friendly energy-saving technologies to enhance energy performance and install renewable energy facilities.

Starting next year, public buildings over 500㎡ constructed by the province and city/counties will be developed as zero-energy buildings. This is one year ahead of the government's 2023 implementation plan and is expected to lead related fields.

A green remodeling support project will also be promoted for private old houses and common areas of multi-family housing with high energy consumption, such as security offices, janitor rest areas, and management offices used by socially vulnerable groups.

Green remodeling refers to converting old buildings with high energy consumption into low-carbon green buildings by improving energy efficiency and performance through replacing windows, reinforcing insulation, and installing high-efficiency equipment such as LED lighting.

Heo Dongsik, Director of the Urban Transportation Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, said, "This comprehensive plan responds to the government's climate crisis policies, strengthens the execution of green building initiatives, and provides an opportunity to activate the creation of green buildings." He added, "We expect it will greatly contribute to achieving the 30% greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030 and revitalizing the regional economy."

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