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Busan Metropolitan City Holds Kick-off Report Meeting for the “Third Green Building Development Plan Establishment Project”

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Busan Metropolitan City, under Acting Mayor Kim Kyung-duk, announced that it held a kick-off report meeting for the “Third Busan Metropolitan City Green Building Development Plan Establishment Project” on May 7 at 4:00 p.m. in Small Conference Room 1 on the 12th floor of City Hall and has officially launched the development of building energy innovation strategies in response to the climate crisis.

The plan is a legally mandated five-year plan established in accordance with the Green Building Development Support Act and presents the vision and strategies for Busan Metropolitan City’s green building policies to be implemented over the next five years (2027–2031).

The meeting was attended by approximately 20 participants, including city officials such as the Director General of the Housing and Architecture Bureau, the Head of the Architecture Policy Division, and the Head of the Building Mechanical Facilities Team, as well as representatives from related departments including the Future Energy Industry Division (Clean Energy Supply Team) and the Carbon Neutrality Policy Division (Carbon Neutrality Policy Team), along with members of the policy advisory group. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions.

Busan Metropolitan City plans to use this third plan as a foundation to establish a green building model that reflects the unique characteristics of Busan as a maritime city and to advance as a global hub city leading the carbon-neutral era.

The implementation plan by sector includes systematizing four major Busan-style green building strategies and phased goals based on trends in upper-level plans and analysis of the outcomes of the second development plan. It also includes establishing guidelines for green building materials and construction, identifying pilot projects and preparing basic concepts, and securing funding and budget support measures.

A notable feature of this plan is the introduction of advanced global-level policies. By benchmarking green building policies from major countries including the European Union’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the United Kingdom, Japan, and Singapore, Busan Metropolitan City plans to establish “Busan-style Carbon Neutral Building Guidelines” optimized for the city’s local conditions.

This represents a leading effort to systematically manage carbon emissions generated throughout the life cycle of buildings.

The four major implementation strategies include establishing a Busan-style green building governance system, intensively promoting green remodeling for aging buildings, expanding and upgrading standards for Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB), and strengthening green building technological innovation and climate resilience in order to achieve the 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for the building sector.

In addition, Busan Metropolitan City plans to secure alignment with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Third Basic Plan and strengthen the institutional foundation related to green buildings in Busan through the establishment of this plan.

The city expects that expanding greenhouse gas reduction efforts in the building sector, along with wider adoption of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) and green remodeling, will contribute to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The city also anticipates that the plan will help establish leading green building models linked to large-scale development projects such as Eco Delta City and the North Port Redevelopment Project while revitalizing the local economy.