Korea Energy Agency and Housing Finance Corporation Join Hands to Promote Zero Energy Buildings

Preferential Interest Rates on Green Bogeumjari Loans for ZEB-Certified Homes
Certification Information Integration System to Be Established

Choi Jaegwan, President of the Korea Energy Agency (right), and Kim Kyunghwan, President of the Korea Housing Finance Corporation, are posing for a commemorative photo at the business agreement ceremony to promote zero energy buildings (ZEB) held at the headquarters of the Korea Housing Finance Corporation in Nam-gu, Busan on the 16th. Korea Energy Agency.

The Korea Energy Agency is joining forces with the Korea Housing Finance Corporation to promote the spread of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB).

On April 16, the Energy Agency signed a "Memorandum of Understanding for the Promotion of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB)" with the Housing Finance Corporation at the headquarters of the Korea Housing Finance Corporation in Nam-gu, Busan.

ZEB refers to buildings that minimize energy consumption by enhancing insulation and airtightness performance, and increase energy self-sufficiency by utilizing renewable energy sources such as solar power. The related certification system is operated under the "Green Building Promotion Support Act."

This agreement aims to expand financial support for ZEB-certified homes and accelerate the supply of green buildings to help achieve the national greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Under the agreement, the Energy Agency will regularly and continuously share ZEB certification information with the Housing Finance Corporation and cooperate in public awareness initiatives on Zero Energy Buildings.

The Housing Finance Corporation plans to offer a preferential interest rate of 0.1 percentage points on the Green Bogeumjari Loan for ZEB-certified homes. It will also establish a system to automatically verify ZEB certification status using information received from the Agency, eliminating the need for separate document submission.

The Energy Agency is currently collaborating with six certification organizations, including Korea Real Estate Board, and is working to expand adoption by releasing the status of ZEB certifications through an integrated certification system.

Choi Jaegwan, President of the Energy Agency, stated, "I hope that cooperation between the two organizations will serve as an opportunity to achieve both goals of improving residential welfare for the public and reducing national greenhouse gas emissions. We will continue to strengthen cooperation with relevant institutions to further expand the benefits of Zero Energy Buildings."

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