Establishment of the Legal System’s Direction for Supporting and Activating the Smart+Building

Purpose: Society is experiencing explosive growth amid the rapid development of technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution, including AI, IoT, big data, robotics, autonomous driving, and UAM. Advanced smart technologies different from those of previous societies are accelerating the change to a new and convenient lifestyle and living spaces. This study aims to establish the institutional foundation necessary for systematic support of ‘smart+building’ as a new architectural space platform for applying 4th industrial revolution technology to buildings and activating new services, establishing the basic direction of the legal system for supporting and activating smart+building. Method: This study reviewed domestic and international prior research papers and research reports related to smart cities. Then, it investigated and analyzed the structure of similar legal systems such as the ‘Smart City Act’ and related laws to derive the basic direction of the legal system necessary to support and activate smart+buildings. Result: In accordance with the ‘Smart+Building Activation Roadmap’ presented by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, this study aims to utilize it as basic research data as follows: Establishing regulations on requirements for each policy promotion stage for the efficient expansion and distribution of smart+building in Korea; Establishing a smart+building certification system; Providing incentives for smart+building structures; Lifting related regulations; Training smart+building-related personnel; Establishing an institutional foundation for promoting smart+building’s pilot projects.