Current work and future trends for sustainable buildings in South Korea

Sungho Tae and Sungwoo Shin

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2009, vol. 13, issue 8, 1910-1921

Abstract: Korea, selected as a target nation of the second commitment period for the reduction of greenhouse gases by 2013, is making efforts to reduce the production of greenhouse gases in all industrial fields. In particular, Korea is working hard to prepare for measures on the national level to reduce energy consumption and to limit the creation of carbon dioxide in the construction industry, which is responsible for over 40% of all carbon dioxide production. In order to pursue sustainability in the construction industry, existing development-focused construction activities must be transformed via a new paradigm focusing on sustainable development through the adoption of sustainable policies by the government and the development and dissemination of sustainable construction technologies. For such reasons, this study examined sustainable policies, research, and education recently used in Korea to identify future trends in the sustainable construction industry toward which Korea should strive in terms of governmental policy, research, education, and projects.

Keywords: Sustainable; building; Future; trend; Policy; Research; Education; Project (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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