Plan for the Sustainability of Public Buildings through the Energy Efficiency Certification System: Case Study of Public Sports Facilities, Korea

Seon Gyeong Baek

doi:10.3390/buildings11120589

Abstract

This study examines strategies for energy efficiency in public buildings in Korea and the implementation of certification systems. It also identifies the actual plan status and discusses improvements at the institutional level. The target is the national sports centers, where the discussion on energy efficiency has been assiduous, as they have recently expanded regionally in Korea. Among the 541 national sports centers in Korea, 90 facilities for which a preliminary review was performed on the plan by the National Public Building Center were analyzed. The energy efficiency plan is realized through Building Energy Efficiency, Zero Energy Building, and Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design certifications. As a result of analyzing the plan status, omissions or errors in certification were confirmed in about 10% of each, even though more than 80% of the facilities were subject to mandatory application. In Korea’s condition, to revitalize the practice of the system, it is necessary to expand the government’s publicity and support initiatives, use differential application of evaluation items, and strengthen incentives. This study provides meaningful results and suggestions for implementing an energy efficiency system at the national level under similar conditions in the future.

Highlights

This study examines the energy efficiency certifications that must be confirmed in the planning process when creating public buildings in Korea and analyzes the current state of the plan, focusing on public sports facilities
I checked the current status of plans for energy efficiency certifications that should be mandatory for sports facilities among public buildings, and it is urgent to that should be mandatory for sports facilities among public buildings, and it is urgent activate the plan of certifications
Certification, and Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design (G-SEED) certification are mainly considered in the planning process of a national sports center, which is a public sports facility

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E. Sepasgozar and Energy efficiency of buildings is an important issue with regard to sustainable development goals (SDGs). Buildings are one of the most energy-consuming objects, and continue to increase. According to the 2018 Global Status Report of the International Energy. Agency (IEA), buildings account for the highest percentage of final energy use worldwide, at approximately 35%. In terms of CO2 emissions, the buildings and buildings construction sectors together account for nearly 40% [1]. Energy use in buildings has slowed down since

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