"Samyuk Hospital Designated as Zero Energy Specialized Zone, Applied to Remodeling and New Construction"

Dongdaemun-gu Achieves Carbon Neutrality Through Public-Private Partnership
Pilot Project Conducted Around Samyuk Hospital...Nation's First

Dongdaemun-gu Samyuk Hospital 'Zero Energy Specialized District' Development. Provided by Dongdaemun-gu.

Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) announced on the 18th that it will be the first in the nation to create a zero-energy specialized district (tentative name) through public-private cooperation.

The district selected the area around Samyook Hospital, which is willing to actively participate in this project in line with the district's carbon neutrality policy, among the high energy-consuming buildings in the region as the first pilot project site.

The main building currently used as a hospital will undergo a "green remodeling" to convert the old building with high energy consumption into a green building to improve energy efficiency and performance, and the new building to be constructed will pursue zero-energy certification. The project will later expand to the adjacent Samyook Health University and the elderly care facility Yujawon.

This project is being promoted through cooperation among Dongdaemun-gu, Samyook Hospital, EnergyX, and Dongseo Power. Dongdaemun-gu is responsible for policy linkage and promotion, Samyook Hospital provides the site, EnergyX offers energy solutions, and Dongseo Power invests funds.

The district established a carbon neutrality realization plan for the building sector in January and signed a business agreement on zero-energy buildings with EnergyX in March. After several public and private building energy consulting meetings, it was decided to develop the Samyook Hospital area into a specialized district.

The district stated, "Next month, a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) among the four parties will be signed to execute the project, and a working-level meeting will be held to promote the zero-energy project." It added, "This project aims to reduce carbon emissions in the building sector and achieve sustainable development of the local community through zero-energy and green remodeling."

Mayor Lee Pil-hyung said, "This pilot project is a meaningful project that, for the first time nationwide, induces private participation in zero-energy and green remodeling projects led by a local government." He added, "We will actively promote the spread of the zero-energy model throughout Seoul and ensure that Dongdaemun-gu plays a leading role in realizing carbon neutrality in the building sector."

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