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Mandatory ‘Green’ Remodeling to Enhance Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings

SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has decided to push for a mandatory “Green Remodeling” of public buildings that increases energy performance to a certain minimum level or higher. Land Minister Kim Hyun-mee visited an on-site daycare center at the state-run Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) headquarters in Daejeon Wednesday, an excellent example [...]

Public Buildings Look to the Past with Hanok Trend

SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – New life is being breathed into hanok, traditional Korean houses. As the Seoul Metropolitan Government finally allowed Shilla Hotel to build a ‘Traditional Korean Hanok Hotel’, a large-scale hanok hotel will be built in the city for the first time. Hanok hotels are currently operational in other cities such [...]