POSCO Construction Wins Top Award at Construction Environment Best Practice Competition

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] POSCO Engineering & Construction announced on the 30th that it received the highest award, the Speaker of the National Assembly Award, at the 16th Construction Environment Management Best Practice Competition for its "Development of an Unmanned Water Sprinkler to Reduce Dust at Construction Sites."

The Construction Environment Management Best Practice Competition is hosted by the Korea Construction Environment Association and supported by the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Korea Environment Corporation.

In this competition, among 84 best practices submitted by 26 domestic construction companies, 21 were selected as award-winning works through a first-round expert document review and a second-round evaluation by professional judges from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, who comprehensively assessed originality, applicability, expected effects, and presentation skills.

Considering the construction environmental conditions, where appropriate manpower allocation and the supply of electricity and water on-site were limited, making smooth watering measures difficult, POSCO Engineering & Construction developed an unmanned smart water sprinkler in collaboration with Sambu Machinery, a small and medium-sized enterprise specializing in pesticide sprayers. This sprinkler is equipped with its own engine for easy mobility and features automatic adjustment of the watering angle and smartphone remote control, enabling unmanned watering.

POSCO Engineering & Construction jointly filed a patent for this unmanned water sprinkler technology with Sambu Machinery and received high praise for pursuing mutual growth with a specialized SME.

Additionally, POSCO Engineering & Construction submitted three technologies, all of which won awards: the "Outdoor Space Fine Dust Inflow Blocking Technology Using Ultrasonic Waves," which received the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee Chairman Award, and the "Improvement Case of Storage Facilities for Easy Waste Storage and Movement," which received the Korea Environment Corporation President Award.

A POSCO Engineering & Construction official stated, "We will continue to develop valuable businesses that create new business opportunities with SMEs and provide a clean environment to nearby residents."

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