A Comprehensive Look at Smart Construction Technology... Construction Industry Vision Forum 'Digital Construction' Seminar

The Construction Industry Vision Forum announced on the 30th that it will hold a digital technology presentation and seminar under the theme of 'Digital in Construction' at the Korea Science and Technology Center on Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, from September 6 to 7.

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A total of 42 construction companies will participate in this event. On the first day, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Samsung C&T, GS Engineering & Construction, POSCO E&C, DL E&C, Daewoo Engineering & Construction, and HanmiGlobal will present cases of digital innovation. They will introduce their representative smart construction technologies and the current status and real cases of digital innovation applying digital twin, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more. On the same day, a seminar held in the international conference room will feature presentations and panel discussions on the theme of 'The Era of Digital Transformation and the Future of the Construction Industry' by Park Seung-gi, President of the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement, and Lee Bok-nam, Special Professor at Seoul National University Construction Environment Research Institute.

Off-Site Construction (OSC) and modular construction methods, which have recently emerged as alternatives to poor construction quality, will also be reviewed. Seven companies leading OSC in Korea, including Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH), Lotte Engineering & Construction, Sampyo PNC, Yuchang E&C, ZIGAIST, M3 Systems, and Samwoo Architects, will participate. They will present ways to revitalize OSC, smart integrated management methods for the value chain from design, production to construction of modular buildings, and development plans for modular construction through case analysis of Japan. Additionally, in Conference Room 6, big data and AI companies such as Sanggun, Meisa, Moosma, Rootrix, Oasis Business, and Samin ENS will present their technologies.

On the following day, September 7, presentations will be given under the theme of 'Global Digital Trends' by global companies including Turner & Townsend, ARUP, DPR, WSP, and DroneDeploy. Various digital construction technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, big data, 3D, and virtual reality (VR) will be introduced. On the same morning, an interesting event hosted by the Korea Construction Industry Research Institute will take place. It is a talk show titled 'MZ Generation Discusses Construction,' where Sung Yu-kyung, a research fellow at the Korea Construction Industry Research Institute, will present and discuss the results of a survey conducted on about 400 MZ generation construction workers.

In the afternoon, an international seminar on the theme of 'Domestic Super High-Rise Modular Construction Regulations and Solutions' will be held. Rory Bergin, Partner at HTA, which has experience in 50-story super high-rise buildings in the UK, will be invited to explore the possibility of applying OSC to domestic super high-rise construction. Additionally, eight specialized companies including Risk Zero will present smart safety technologies for preventing and managing construction accidents, and seven companies including Angelswing will present construction technologies based on digital platforms.

The event is free to attend for anyone interested in smart digital technologies and the construction industry (pre-registration required). Detailed information can be found on the Construction Industry Vision Forum website. Established in 2003 with the purpose of leading the construction industry and creating a proper future vision, the Construction Industry Vision Forum has held over 230 domestic and international seminars and discussions over the past 20 years.