Eight Major Construction Companies in Suwon Region Sign Business Agreement with Green Building Project Applicants

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Construction companies conducting large-scale projects in the Suwon region have decided to contribute to the green building development project through talent donation.

Eight construction companies signed individual business agreements with applicants of the Green Building Development Support Project on the 13th.

Suwon City previously signed a business agreement with the relevant construction companies on the 30th of last month to proceed with the (private) Green Building Support Project.

Accordingly, the green building support project has been expanded through talent donation from the private sector, and agreements were reached with applicants for smooth follow-up measures.

The participating large-scale construction sites include ▲TechTree Yeongtong (Lotte Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.) ▲Samsung S PJT Site (Samsung C&T; Corporation) ▲Gwanggyo Central Station SK VIEW (SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.) ▲Homaesilstation The Rivestyle (ITech Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.) ▲Gwanggyo The Sharp Lake City (Posco Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.) ▲Gwanggyo Forena New Construction (Hanwha Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.) ▲Yeongtong Hyundai Terra Tower (Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.) ▲Gwanggyo Hyosung Harrington Tower Lake (Hyosung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.), and others.

The first-phase support targets are 13 people who applied for Suwon City's Green Building Development Support Project and received provisional approval.

Large-scale construction sites will transfer construction know-how to retrofit aged buildings—including single-family homes, multi-family houses, commercial buildings, duplexes, and row houses that are over 15 years old and have received occupancy permits—into green buildings that increase the use of new and renewable energy and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition, they agreed to support up to 50 percent of the application amount to enable applicants to proceed with construction smoothly.

Suwon City and the partner companies plan to carry out the project up to three phases this year and continue the project next year.

A city official stated, "We are grateful to the construction companies that have decided to donate their accumulated technical expertise and lead the way in improving the residential environment of aged buildings and creating a sustainable residential environment, which will increase the number of green buildings in Suwon City."