LH to Hold First 'Housing Welfare Future Forum' of the Year on the 22nd

Establishment of communication channels with academic experts and related organizations, held quarterly 4 times a year
1st Future Forum held on the theme of 'Improving Housing Performance, Creating an ESG Housing Welfare Ecosystem'
Each session live-streamed on YouTube with discussion participation via comments available

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo Gang-wook] Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 21st that it will hold the ‘2022 1st Housing Welfare Future Forum’ on the 22nd, continuing from last year, to engage in in-depth discussions with experts from various fields on the direction of Korea’s housing welfare policies.

To explore continuous development directions for housing welfare and propose more effective policy agendas, LH plans to regularize the ‘Housing Welfare Future Forum’ starting this year, holding it quarterly. As the function of ‘home’ has become more diverse and important in the COVID-19 era, this forum will discuss the future development directions of housing welfare from various perspectives together with experts from different sectors.

The forum is hosted by the Korean Housing Association, the Korean Housing Institute, the Architectural Institute of Korea, and the Korean Housing Service Society, and will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel ‘LH Korea Land and Housing Corporation’. Any interested citizens can participate in real-time through YouTube comments during the forum.

The 1st forum on the 22nd will be chaired by Professor Ju Seoryeong of Kyung Hee University. The keynote lecture will be delivered by Professor Emeritus Kim Kwang-hyun of Seoul National University, who will explore the meaning and role of housing as a public good under the theme ‘Improving Housing Performance and Creating an ESG Housing Welfare Ecosystem,’ and discuss the value and future direction of public architecture reflecting society and culture.

The thematic presentations will consist of three topics: △ ‘The Role and Institutional Policies of Universal Design for Implementing Spatial Welfare’ by Choi Ryeong, Director of the Seoul Universal Design Center △ ‘Differences in Energy Consumption Awareness by Income Level and Policy Directions’ by Yoo Jeong-hyun, Senior Researcher at LH Land and Housing Research Institute △ ‘Future Housing, Smart Housing Performance and Housing Welfare’ by Jo Yong-gyeong, Adjunct Professor at Kongju National University. Following this, a panel discussion on these three topics will be held, chaired by Kang Bu-seong, President of the Architectural Institute of Korea, with experts from various fields.

Participants in the discussion include the presenters along with Nam Sang-o, Chairman of the Housing Welfare Solidarity, Moon Hyun-seok, Research Fellow at Seoul Institute of Technology, Park Yeon-seon, Professor Emeritus at Hongik University, Lee Dong-hoon, Chair of Policy and Regulations Committee at the Korea Remodeling Association, Hong In-ok, Director of the Urban Society Research Institute, and Hwang Gwang-beom, Vice President of the Architectural Institute of Korea.

At the end of the forum, there will be a Q&A session with experts responding to questions submitted via the YouTube chat, facilitating communication with many people interested in housing welfare.

Kim Hyun-jun, President of LH, stated, "We will develop LH’s housing welfare by reflecting the diverse opinions on the future of housing welfare presented through this forum."

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