Next Year, 93,000 Households Green Remodeling... Creation of 25,000 Jobs

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Announces 'Job Creation Plan Through Green Building' at Job Committee Meeting

Public Building Green Remodeling Project (Bichon Health Clinic).

On the 22nd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that approximately 25,000 jobs will be created next year through green building policies such as Green Remodeling and Zero Energy Building (ZEB), promoted under the "Korean New Deal."

At the 22nd Job Committee held on the same day, the Ministry announced the "Job Creation Plan through the Activation of Green Buildings," which contains these details. This plan analyzes and organizes the green building activation measures announced last June from a job perspective.

The Ministry plans to first support the public sector to lead job creation by fostering a green building environment.

To this end, it will continuously support green remodeling of public buildings such as daycare centers, health centers, and medical facilities, and strengthen related regulations. The Ministry is considering making green remodeling mandatory for public buildings starting in 2025 in stages.

The target for green remodeling of public rental housing will also increase from 83,000 households this year to 93,000 households next year. For newly constructed public buildings, the Ministry will promote the Zero Energy Building (ZEB) project, which minimizes energy consumption, to create jobs.

In the private sector, conditions will be created to encourage voluntary participation in green remodeling. To this end, the support criteria for the private green remodeling interest subsidy project will be relaxed, the support scale increased, and support methods diversified.

Additionally, job-linked projects such as support for bachelor's education in the green remodeling field, internships for architecture major university students, and ZEB customized professional training will be strengthened to cultivate professionals with practical skills and supply them to the market.

Yoon Sung-won, the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "As a considerable number of jobs are expected to be created through the activation of green building policies, we will strive to develop various policies in this field to catch two rabbits at once: job expansion and carbon neutrality."

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