Lotte Construction Enhances Features of Digital Platform 'RPMS' to Boost Collaborative Productivity

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Lotte Construction announced on the 8th that it has enhanced the functions of 'RPMS (Realtime Precast-concrete Management System),' a digital platform that digitalizes the collaboration system with partner companies to improve work productivity.

RPMS, jointly developed by Lotte Construction and Yeonwoo PC Engineering in 2018, targets the precast concrete construction method, where single components (beams, columns, slabs) are manufactured in a factory and then assembled on-site to complete a building. It is a system that allows designers, manufacturers, and construction sites to share work and information through a single platform throughout the entire process from design to manufacturing and construction.

By using this system, all information necessary for on-site management tasks is digitalized, and digital data is utilized for design review, construction planning, and quantity calculation tasks, thereby improving accuracy. Additionally, unlike before when efficient construction management for each project relied on the know-how of experienced personnel, this system has the advantage of being able to database construction capabilities and know-how through the preservation of digitalized data even after the site is completed.

Lotte Construction is currently applying RPMS to two domestic apartment sites, one shopping mall, and two logistics centers to test core functions. Through various on-site tests, new functions have been additionally developed to actively respond to various variables at construction sites and to maximize the expansion of the scope of digitalization and the application effect. These functions are mainly four: integrated management of structural and equipment design part numbers, continuous data preservation function according to design changes, reduction of BIM model file upload/download time, and linkage of 2D and 3D drawings.

A representative from Lotte Construction Technology Research Institute said, "Until now, we have focused on verifying the core work areas centered on constructors and designers to establish the basic foundation of the digital platform, but going forward, we plan to expand the application scope through business analysis of manufacturers," adding, "We will develop advanced technologies for efficiency improvement by integrating cutting-edge IT technologies."

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