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Busan City Signs MOU with Korea Mechanical Equipment Construction Association (Busan Chapter) for a Pilot Green Remodeling Project for Outdated Welfare Facilities

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The Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that on June 24 at 10:30 AM, the city signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kim Jong-bae, Chair of the Busan Chapter of the Korea Mechanical Equipment Construction Association, in the International Reception Room at City Hall, for the “Pilot Green Remodeling Project for Outdated Welfare Facilities”.

○ The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Kwang-hoe, Vice Mayor for Future Innovation, and Kim Jong-bae, Chair of the Association, who signed the MOU on behalf of each party.

○ Through this partnership, the city aims to enhance public awareness and encourage voluntary participation in green remodeling, thus contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality in Busan.

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[About the Agreement]

• ●Date & Time: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday), 10:30 AM

• ●Venue: 7th Floor, International Reception Room, Busan City Hall

• ●Participants:
   • Busan Vice Mayor for Future Innovation Kim Kwang-hoe
   • Chair of KMCA Busan Chapter Kim Jong-bae
   • Other city and association officials

• ●Key Provisions:
   • Busan City: Selection of project sites and administrative support
   • Association: Fabrication and installation of heat recovery ventilation systems, including auxiliary works
   • In 2025, five privately owned senior centers will receive free installations

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[What is Green Remodeling?]

Green remodeling refers to environmentally friendly renovation efforts to enhance energy efficiency and improve residential environments in aging buildings.

○ The heat recovery ventilation system is a key green remodeling feature that minimizes energy loss while improving indoor air quality.
 – It works by ventilating stale indoor air and transferring the heat from outgoing air to incoming air, thereby recovering energy.

○ This year, five privately owned senior centers will be selected and provided with free installations of the ventilation systems.

○ The selection will be based on applications from senior centers submitted to district/county senior welfare departments in July, and on-site inspections will be conducted.
 – Evaluation criteria will include insulation performance, building age, user demographics, and location in low-income or high-density residential areas.

○ For more information, please contact the Architectural Policy Division at ☎ 051-888-4332.

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[Statements]

Kim Kwang-hoe, Vice Mayor for Future Innovation, stated:

“Green remodeling of existing buildings is essential to achieving climate goals like ‘2050 Carbon Neutrality.’ We expect this MOU to serve as a milestone in promoting green buildings and accelerating Busan’s role as a leading carbon-neutral city.”

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[Reference 1: Project Overview]

• ●Project Title: Pilot Green Remodeling Project for Outdated Welfare Facilities

• ●Implementing Bodies:
   • Busan Metropolitan City
   • KMCA Busan Chapter

• ●Target: 5 privately owned senior centers in 2025

• ●Key Equipment: Heat Recovery Ventilation System
   ✔ Improves air quality
   ✔ Saves heating/cooling energy
   ✔ Maintains comfortable indoor environment

• ●Implementation Method:
   • Public-private partnership
   • City: Site selection & promotion
   • Association: Equipment production, installation, cost and talent donation

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[Expected Outcomes]

• ●Reduction in heating and cooling energy consumption

• ●Decreased greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to carbon neutrality

• ●Enhanced public awareness and increased voluntary participation in green remodeling through pilot implementation