POSCO E&C Wins All Four Awards in Construction Technology Research Excellence Categories

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] POSCO Engineering & Construction has been recognized for its technological prowess by winning awards in all four categories at the Excellent Case Presentation hosted by the Korea Construction Management Association, utilizing technologies such as Smart Construction.

On the 4th, POSCO Engineering & Construction received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the Environmental Plant and Convergence categories, the Chairman of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee Award in the Civil Engineering category, and the Korea Institute of Construction Technology President Award in the Architecture category at the 13th Construction Technology Research Excellent Case Presentation, hosted by the Korea Construction Management Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

This presentation event is held annually to share technologies and research achievements developed by domestic construction companies that are members of the Korea Construction Management Association, aiming to enhance the technological competitiveness of the construction industry.

This year, expert judges selected a total of 16 excellent cases, four in each category of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Plant, and Convergence, through two rounds of evaluation. Among them, the Smart Construction technology presented by POSCO Engineering & Construction received high praise from many judges and won the top award.

The ‘Non-face-to-face Plant Equipment Diagnosis and Management Platform’ technology, which won the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award, analyzes defect causes remotely on an online platform and provides solutions. POSCO Engineering & Construction explained that this technology is highly useful in situations where inter-country and inter-regional movement is difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the Convergence category, the ‘AI (Artificial Intelligence) Quality Management Technology for Improving the Quality of Apartment Housing’ utilized machine learning technology to reduce defect rates and enhance quality.

In the Civil Engineering category, the ‘Pinpoint Method,’ which installs concrete foundations shaped like an inverted bottle on the ground, and in the Architecture category, the ‘Pre-fab Technology,’ which pre-manufactures building structures with steel materials in factories and assembles them on-site, were also evaluated as efficient technologies that reduce construction time and costs compared to existing methods.

A POSCO Engineering & Construction official said, “We are pleased to receive industry recognition for our Smart Construction technology utilizing big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing,” adding, “We will continue to develop and advance new technologies to innovatively transform the construction industry.”

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