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Suggested action(s) for Daegu and other aspiring
Measures adopted by Daegu
smart cities
Like many other cities, Daegu has reported a low It is a recommended that Daegu and other
level of public buildings that have undertaken aspiring smart sustainable cities implement
sustainability certifications. Recommendation ITU-T L.1371: “A methodology
for assessing and scoring the sustainability
performance of office buildings” as the basis for
improving the sustainability of its public (and
possibly private) buildings. This Recommendation
provides a framework to critically assess and score
ten key areas of environmental performance and
management: Energy, Water, Air, Comfort, Health
and Wellness, Purchasing, Custodial, Waste, Site
and Stakeholders. Use of this standard will allow
Daegu and other aspiring smart sustainable
cities to develop baseline measures of building
sustainability, a plan for improving building
performance, and to measure the effects of
improvements on building performance.

7.3 Daegu performance and considerations: Environment dimension

This dimension examines the level of ICT
integration in supporting the city’s environmental
sustainability and energy efficiency. Another
area of focus is long-term sustainability as the
KPIs measure key resource consumption metrics.
These KPIs also provide a baseline for future
comparisons.

The data collected and Daegu’s Smart Sustainable
City initiatives show that Daegu has developed
a comprehensive system for the monitoring of
environmental quality and resource consumption.
Daegu is using ICTs to monitor air, water and
wastewater quality indicators. It will be an ongoing
challenge for Daegu to balance the increasing
level of unitization of ICTs with its sustainable
procurement and operation.

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