KT Partners with DL E&C to Introduce 'Digital Twin' in Model Houses and Construction Sites

Park Jung-ho, Head of KT Customer DX Division (right), and Choi Young-rak, Head of Housing Technology Development Institute at DL E&C, signing an MOU and taking a commemorative photo. Photo by KT

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] KT announced on the 2nd that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DL E&C to popularize digital twins and improve productivity at construction sites. DL E&C is a construction company that owns the residential brands ‘ePyeonhansesang’ and ‘Acro,’ which are representative in Korea.

Through this agreement, KT and DL E&C will mutually cooperate in developing digital twins in the construction sector. A digital twin refers to the exact virtual representation of real-world objects in a virtual environment. The two companies plan to apply digital twin solutions not only to most of the upcoming cyber model houses for sales promotion but also to various construction sites including design, construction, and maintenance.

Previously, KT has been expanding its next-generation game streaming solution, used in its cloud gaming service ‘Gamebox,’ into the digital twin field. Developed by KT Convergence Technology Institute, this solution allows games installed on cloud servers to be streamed and enjoyed regardless of the device’s specifications, enabling high-performance gaming on any device.

KT and DL E&C utilized this solution in cyber model houses. While existing cyber model houses could only show 360-degree images from specific points inside a house, DL E&C’s real-time housing visualization solution ‘D.Virtual’ offers an experience as if touring an actual house through advanced graphic technology. Consumers can also simulate interior materials, finishes, and furniture options in the virtual space as they desire. The atmosphere created by lighting and illumination can also be previewed. Whereas high-definition virtual reality was difficult to implement on low-spec devices, ‘D.Virtual,’ based on KT’s next-generation streaming solution, allows the use of cyber model houses without device specification limitations.

In addition to cyber model houses for viewing homes, KT plans to apply the next-generation streaming solution at construction sites. Traditional architectural drawings are two-dimensional, making visualization at construction sites difficult at a glance. However, with this solution, it is now possible to check 3D design drawings on a tablet PC at the construction site to verify correct construction. This opens the way for construction companies to reduce construction and maintenance costs and improve productivity.

Park Jung-ho, Executive Director of KT Customer DX Division, stated, “KT has the capabilities to analyze and utilize various big data derived from digital twin simulations through artificial intelligence (AI) and big data expertise, and we expect to create great synergy with DL E&C, which leads smart construction. We will strive to help the digital twin market grow further by utilizing next-generation streaming solutions.”

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