Seoul Energy Dream Center Wins Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award at 'Korea Green Building Awards'

Recognition of Green Building Maintenance and Management Achievements in Operations Division
Achieved 153% Energy Self-Sufficiency Rate as Korea's First Energy-Independent Public Building... Surplus Electricity Sold to KEPCO

Seoul Energy Dream Center received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the Green Building Operation category at the '2022 Korea Green Building Exhibition' on the 13th. (From left) Heo Eun-young, Vice President of Heerim Architects & Planners, Kim Jeong-seon, Director of Seoul Climate and Environment Policy Division, Lee Won-jae, 1st Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Shin Hyun-dae, Director of Sejong Chungnam National University Hospital, and Yoon Gil-ho, Vice President of Gyeryong Construction Industry, are posing for a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Energy Dream Center announced on the 14th that it won the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the green building operation category at the ‘2022 Korea Green Building Competition’.

The Green Building Competition awards ceremony was held on the 13th at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the ‘Korea Green Building Competition’ was conducted through a public contest from June 30 to August 10 to discover excellent completion cases and innovative ideas for green buildings. This year, a new ‘operation category’ was established for buildings that have held green building certification for more than five years, emphasizing the importance of maintenance and management of green buildings.

As Korea’s first energy self-sufficient public building, Seoul Energy Dream Center was honored with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in recognition of its achievements in efficiently operating the building since its opening in December 2012. Through passive building technology, the center reduced the energy required by the building by more than 70%, producing renewable energy and selling the surplus energy to Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). Last year, it achieved an energy self-sufficiency rate of 153%, operating beyond energy self-sufficiency as a practical Energy Plus building.

Seoul Energy Dream Center operates energy and climate change education, experience programs, and exhibitions for a diverse range of citizens from children to experts, with approximately 590,000 visitors since its opening. The exhibition hall within the center introduces new and renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar, and bioenergy, as well as zero-energy technologies.

Seoul Energy Dream Center has also established itself as a representative energy self-sufficient building in Korea by widely sharing its operational experience with domestic and international public and private institutions. Since its completion in 2012, it has built basic data on building energy, continuously monitoring production and consumption status, and has steadily improved building energy performance through major equipment performance diagnostics.

Yoo Yeon-sik, Head of the Climate Environment Headquarters, said, “This award recognizes the operational achievements of Seoul Energy Dream Center, Korea’s first energy self-sufficient public building, over the past 10 years,” adding, “We will continue to strive to solidify Seoul Energy Dream Center’s role as a representative zero-energy building.”

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