Mapo-gu Heeu Senior Center Converted into a 'ZERO' Energy Building

Mapo-gu Remodels Hee-u Senior Center, 54 Years Old, into Zero Energy Building to Enhance Energy Efficiency... Insulation Upgrades, Replacement of Aging Facilities, and Maximized Heating and Cooling Efficiency with Solar Power

‘Hiu Senior Center,’ located at 62-6 Donggyo-ro, Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su), is set to be reborn as a zero-energy building.

The zero-energy building conversion project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, which account for 69% of Seoul’s emissions, and to improve the energy efficiency of aging senior centers and other buildings by replacing outdated facilities and adopting eco-friendly designs.

Selected for the zero-energy building conversion project in 2022, Mapo-gu’s Hiu Senior Center will receive partial city funding and is scheduled for remodeling with a target completion date of March 2024.

Hiu Senior Center is an aging house built 54 years ago, with poor external insulation resulting in low heating and cooling efficiency, and outdated facilities causing significant inconvenience for the elderly users.

To convert Hiu Senior Center into a zero-energy building, the district is conducting structural safety inspections and design services, and will begin full-scale remodeling work in January 2024.

The remodeling will focus on enhancing the building’s insulation performance, replacing old facilities, and installing solar power generation equipment on the roof to strengthen the building’s energy performance.

Local residents using Hiu Senior Center expressed their expectations, saying, “It was difficult because it was cold even when heating was on due to drafts, so it would be really great if it becomes warm while saving on heating costs.”

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, stated, “There is a need to expand projects that can drastically reduce energy use to respond to the climate crisis,” adding, “By improving energy efficiency through remodeling, we expect to save energy and maximize heating and cooling effects so that the elderly in the area can spend this winter and summer healthily and comfortably.”

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