"Take Care of Your Health with IoT Now"… SK Construction Showcases IoHT Technology with InBody

On the 15th, SK Construction and InBody opened the 'Home IoHT Lab' on the first floor of InBody's headquarters in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. At the opening ceremony, Jeon Seung-tae, head of SK Construction's Architecture and Housing Division (fourth from the left), and Cha Ki-cheol, CEO of InBody (third from the left), are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] SK Engineering & Construction is unveiling a cutting-edge health care system that adds health management functions to existing Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

On the 16th, SK Engineering & Construction announced that it will open the 'Home Internet of Health Things LAB (Home IoHT LAB)' at the InBody headquarters in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in collaboration with InBody, the world’s number one company in body composition analysis.

The Home IoHT LAB is a space designed to prioritize customer health and showcase a future-oriented residential culture. It enables experiencing IoHT technology, which combines health functions with existing IoT technology that allows remote control of household lighting, gas valves, and home appliances. Additionally, SK Engineering & Construction’s intelligent ventilation system, which measures and optimally maintains indoor air quality, has been applied.

Through the Home IoHT LAB, visitors can receive diagnoses of their current health status, including body composition and exercise capacity analysis, and obtain personalized exercise programs and dietary information. Along with this, an infrastructure capable of remote monitoring of vital signs and various health education services has been established, allowing users to experience total healthcare in preparation for the era of telemedicine.

SK Engineering & Construction and InBody plan to continue research on future residential spaces based on this lab. It will also be used as a space for industry-academic cooperation and research and development with KAIST and startups. The lab is open for viewing and experience by prior reservation.

At the end of last year, SK Engineering & Construction developed a wrist-worn band-type wearable device in collaboration with InBody and introduced it to the 'Unseo SK View Sky City' complex in Jung-gu, Incheon. Residents can monitor changes in personal health information such as body fat percentage, basal metabolic rate, and sleep patterns through the wearable device, and receive personalized goals and customized diets derived from body composition data secured by InBody.

Additionally, by linking with the home network, residents can conveniently and safely use a single device for automatic opening of the main entrance, automatic elevator calling, parking location confirmation, and emergency bell calls. The system also includes a feature where gripping the device firmly for 3 seconds activates a nearby emergency bell and sends alerts to the security office and family members. To encourage residents’ health management, SK Engineering & Construction has also established an InBody room within community facilities equipped with basic fitness testing equipment and pneumatic exercise equipment that women and the elderly can easily operate.

Seungtae Jeon, Head of the Architecture and Housing Division at SK Engineering & Construction, said, "We will prepare for the post-COVID-19 era through continuous technical agreements with companies possessing excellent technology," adding, "We will enhance the quality of life for SK View customers and lead a new residential culture through differentiated product development."

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