Suwon Special City Selected for Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 'Green Remodeling 2.0 Signature' Project… Secures 7.9 Billion Won in National and Provincial Funding

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Suwon Special City announced on the 10th that it has been selected as a project site for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '2026 Public Building Green Remodeling 2.0 Project (Signature)' and has secured 7.9 billion won in national and provincial funding.

The public building green remodeling project improves energy performance of aging public buildings that have been in use for over 10 years after completion and converts them into carbon-reduction-type buildings.

The 'Signature Project' that the city was selected for is the highest tier of the competition. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is a state project that carefully selects only five local governments nationwide (Suwon City, Hwaseong City, Wonju City, Cheongju City, and Jeju City) to provide large-scale concentrated investment support.

The project targets Suwon Lifelong Learning Center Buildings 1 and 2 located in Uman-dong, Paldal-gu. With a total project cost of 10 billion won (7 billion won in national funding, 900 million won in provincial funding, and 2.1 billion won in city funding), all aging energy facilities will be completely replaced by December 2028.

The main construction work includes △replacement of high-efficiency windows and insulation materials △installation of solar panels and high-efficiency light-emitting diodes (LED) △establishment of waste heat recovery ventilation systems and other energy-saving equipment, as well as application of cutting-edge technologies that enhance safety and eco-friendliness such as 'Building Energy Management System (BEMS)' and 'surplus power storage system (ESS) construction.'

Yang Yong-jun, head of the Lifelong Learning Division of Suwon City, said, "We will provide citizens with a more comfortable learning space by completely replacing aging energy equipment," and "We hope that Suwon Lifelong Learning Center becomes a representative example of carbon-reducing buildings and serves as a hub for expanding green remodeling throughout the region."