UKTI displays UK green building expertise at KAFF
UK products and services in sustainable urban design and construction showcased at Korea Architecture Fair and Festival (KAFF) in Seoul.
Mr. Yeo Hyung-Ku, Vice Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at Korea Architecture Fair and Festival (KAFF).
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) South Korea hosted a booth at KAFF which ran from 29 October to 1 November 2014. Low carbon construction and retrofit expertise are highly in demand as Korea鈥檚 bustling cities look to go green as part of the government鈥檚 鈥楪reen Remodelling Scheme鈥�.
Andrew Dalgleish, Director of UKTI South Korea spoke after the event,
皇冠体育app UK is an international hub for green innovation and expertise.
Construction is often the unsung hero of the UK鈥檚 Green industries: By 2016, all new UK homes will be built to a zero carbon standard. Alongside this, about 25 million existing UK homes will be retrofitted to be more energy efficient by the end of 2050 UK.
Showcasing UK expertise
All facets of the construction industry were represented by the 17 UK companies taking part in UKTI South Korea鈥檚 booth at KAFF. 皇冠体育appy promoted their products and services in:
- architecture
- urban design
- energy optimisation
- low carbon manufacturing
As well as displaying UK sector expertise companies at UKTI South Korea鈥檚 booth engaged with and fielded questions from the international audience.
Follow-up contact with South Korean companies is already in progress.
Ecobuild
A Korean trade delegation will visit the UK鈥檚 2015 in March 2015. 皇冠体育appy will also take part in a 鈥楿K-Korea Green Building Forum鈥� and reception in London.
Contact [email protected] if you are a UK firm in the low carbon, retrofit, or construction industries and would like meet Korean firms at Ecobuild. You can also apply to attend the forum and reception.
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KAFF 2014
皇冠体育app theme of this year鈥檚 event was 鈥樆使谔逵齛pp discovery of green and sustainable construction materials鈥�.
This event ran alongside a series of international conferences and seminars on:
- green remodelling and building retrofit
- zero energy buildings
- built environment projects
- energy efficient buildings
GREAT campaign
皇冠体育app KAFF event was a part of the GREAT Campaign in South Korea, and its focus on Green is GREAT. This campaign has also recently included a Korean delegation visiting Global Offshore Wind 2014 in Glasgow, and UKTI Korea鈥檚 display at Renewable Energy Korea 2014 in October.