Ganghwa County Lowers Roof Temperatures at 55 Senior Centers with Cool Roofs

Ganghwa County (County Governor Park Yong-chul) announced on the 13th that it has successfully completed the 'Senior Center Heat-Reflecting Paint Application Competition Project.'

Ganghwa County, where residents aged 65 and over account for 40% of the total population, has promoted enhancing climate adaptation at village senior centers where elderly residents with limited transportation options primarily gather, as an urgent task.

The county secured a total of 266 million won in project funding from national and provincial budgets this year and completed heat-reflecting paint (cool roof) application on the roofs of 55 senior centers in the county.

The heat-blocking functional paint applied to the roofs reflects sunlight and reduces heat entering buildings. In fact, measurements using thermal imaging cameras at each site showed that roof surface temperatures dropped by approximately 7-12°C after application.

Next year, the county has been selected for the second consecutive year in the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment's '2027 Climate Crisis Vulnerable Population and Area Support Project' competition. The county plans to invest a total of 200 million won (100 million won in national funding and 100 million won in local funding) to additionally apply heat-reflecting paint to 40 aging senior centers.

County Governor Park Yong-chul stated, "The senior center cool roof project, which began this year through competition selection, is a representative climate welfare policy that lowers indoor temperatures and saves energy at a low cost. We will promote next year's project without any interruption to build Ganghwa County as a leader in carbon neutrality."