Gyeonggi Province is promoting a project to improve indoor air quality in facilities used by vulnerable groups.
On the 24th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will carry out the "Clean Breath Space Creation and Care Project for Facilities Used by Vulnerable Groups," which strengthens indoor air quality management for 7,802 facilities used by health-vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly who are sensitive to climate change.
The Clean Breath Space Creation and Care Project for Facilities Used by Vulnerable Groups targets multi-use facilities that are excluded from the legally mandated indoor air quality management facilities.
Gyeonggi Province has allocated a total project budget of about 1.67 billion KRW, including 500 million KRW of provincial funds, to support a total of 7,802 places, including indoor air quality consulting for 7,400 locations, clean breath space creation for 174 locations, and maintenance for 228 locations.
Indoor air quality consulting is a project that provides free measurement of legally mandated indoor air quality items for daycare centers, facilities for the disabled, nursing homes for the elderly, and guides appropriate management methods.
Clean Breath Spaces are facilities selected through consulting where improvement is difficult, and the project improves customized indoor air quality by providing eco-friendly wallpaper, flooring, paint, ventilation purifiers, and other items free of charge. The selection of targets is made by comprehensively reviewing air quality concentration, mold occurrence, and signs of leakage (condensation) through indoor air quality consulting.
In particular, starting this year, a new maintenance and management project will be supported for existing 'Clean Breath Space' facilities. Instead of one-time improvement, continuous management support such as cleaning and replacing filters for ventilation systems and air purifiers will be provided.
Park Dae-geun, Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Children and the elderly are especially vulnerable to climate change, and appropriate indoor air quality management is essential due to prolonged indoor stays. Through this project, we will realize comfortable environmental welfare by protecting the living spaces of residents in a healthy and safe way."
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
