Suwon Climate Change Experience Hall to Break Ground in September

The Suwon Climate Change Experience Hall will break ground in September.

The Suwon City government announced on the 24th that it will begin construction on the Climate Change Experience and Education Hall as early as September to raise awareness of environmental importance and provide a venue for citizen experiential education programs.

The city is pushing forward construction of the Climate Change Experience Hall on a 3,331㎡ site in the Tap-dong area of Gwonseon-gu, consisting of one basement level and two above-ground floors, with a total investment of 15 billion won including national and provincial funds, aiming for completion in February 2014.

The Climate Change Experience Hall being built is being promoted as the top priority project among Suwon City's citizen pledge initiatives for the fifth civil administration, and is expected to serve as an opportunity to promote Suwon's image as an "environmental city" both domestically and internationally.

The first floor of the experience hall will feature a book cafe, children's experiential plaza, children's library, and information search desks, along with exhibition spaces including permanent exhibition halls addressing climate change solutions and video screening rooms.

The second floor will include seminar rooms, multipurpose rooms, offices, and conference rooms, as well as outdoor climate adaptation experiential spaces. Additionally, the basement level will be utilized for permanent and special exhibition halls, a 4D cinema, and storage facilities.

Previously, the city had secured the establishment of the experience hall through the Ministry of Environment's public recruitment for candidate sites among local governments nationwide, joining Gimhae, Busan, Wonju, Gumi, Cheongju, Damyang, and others in securing the project, and subsequently accelerating construction efforts.

Particularly since early this year, the city has established an advisory committee with expert participation, conducting weekly meetings to review the appropriateness of all aspects of the project and ensuring meticulous project implementation.

A city official stated, "The Climate Change Experience Hall will serve a practical role in low-carbon green growth, and visiting itself will be an educational experience for visitors," and added, "We will proceed with the building as an 'energy zero' facility going forward."