1. Introduction of the Building Sector in DPR Korea 9 th March, 2008

2. The status of the construction sector in DPRK DRPK makes the people’s interests the first consideration in field of the construction Every year, we are implementing big projects of construction having great importance Construction and reconstruction of dwellings in the urban and rural areas Construction of Public Establishments

3. Construction and reconstruction of dwellings in the urban and rural areas

5. Construction of Public Establishments Digital library in Kimchaik University of Technology Kim Won Kyun University of Music

6. Prospective Plan Construction of 100,000 apartments in Pyongyang city for the next 5 years Reconstruction and Modernization of cities of the country Construction and Modernization of the rural houses

11. Introduction of the construction methods Select the best design among those collected from all over the country Construction structure : wall construction, framed construction and wall –frame construction

12. Introduction of the construction methods Design Mirae(the Future), selected in the construction design festival in country

13. Selected designs

14. Main construction materials Exterior fihishing exterior paints, artificial stones, natural stones, aluminum plates, tiles Interior finishing water paints, decorating plywood, marble, plastic ceiling plates Materials for heat insulation polystyrene, foaming agents

15. Main construction materials Roof Slate, Colored steel plate, steel mesh concrete Window and door Wood, aluminum, plastics, stainless steel

16. Design for interior decoration Moranbong Theater Dongpyongyang Grand Theater

17. Design for interior decoration

18. The institutional structure of the construction Ministry of the Construction Control, the Committee for the Urban Construction and Ministry of Construction and Building Materials Design and research institutes including the Information Centre for the Construction Design and the Paikdu-san Architecture Research Institute The education institutes including the Pyongyang Construction and Building Materials and the City Management College Construction enterprises

19. The institutional structure of the construction The related instutions The Cabinet, the State Planning Committee, the Ministry of the Land and Environment Protection and the Ministry of the City Management