"Found Future Construction Technologies"... Hyundai Construction Awards 15 Winners in Technology Contest

Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced on the 20th that it has selected a total of 15 award-winning works in the '2023 Hyundai Engineering & Construction Technology Contest,' organized to lead win-win cooperation and the advancement of future construction technology.

On the 17th, key representatives of the awarded companies are taking a commemorative photo after the awards ceremony of the '2023 Technology Contest' held at Hyundai Engineering & Construction's headquarters in Gyedong.
[Photo by Hyundai Engineering & Construction]

First launched in 2008, the ‘Hyundai Engineering & Construction Technology Contest’ is the nation’s top construction technology contest and the first of its kind held by a domestic construction company. So far, 148 companies and 63 universities and research institutions have been honored with awards.

This year, a total of 122 technologies and ideas were submitted to the contest. Among them, based on the excellence of ideas, development necessity, economic feasibility, and creativity, 15 award-winning works were selected, including 1 grand prize, 4 excellence awards, and 10 encouragement awards. By category, the winners included 4 eco-friendly technologies, 2 smart construction technologies, and 9 innovative technologies by construction type.

The grand prize was awarded to Airun, a company specializing in environmental treatment equipment and filters. Airun received the highest honor for submitting a Non Clogging Filtering System (NCFS) for water treatment, which combines an automatic cleaning function.

This technology, applicable to various water treatment industries, uses a micro-filtering system with a graphene-based new material filter membrane, capable of removing salt, harmful heavy metals, as well as microplastics and viruses.

Additionally, the system features a long filter replacement cycle and reduced chemical usage, resulting in maintenance cost savings and stable quality standards. It received high evaluations in terms of economic efficiency, convenience, and safety. Developed with the goal of promoting water resource circulation, this technology is expected to be highly useful for improving water quality in household drinking water as well as in water supply and sewage systems.

Other award-winning works include ‘Smart Healthcare Service Technology Utilizing Smart Mirror-Based Health Tracking Emergency Calls’ (Iwon OMS) and ‘CO2-Free Clean Hydrogen Production Technology Using Biogas Linked with Renewable Energy’ (Enclien), representing sustainable new growth technologies in the construction industry.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction will not only provide monetary rewards to the winning organizations in this contest but also offer additional benefits such as research funding through the Win-Win Cooperation Fund and technology development collaboration with Hyundai Engineering & Construction Technology Research Institute. Furthermore, it plans to support testbed sites for verifying the effectiveness of the technologies and provide opportunities for commercialization after validation.

A Hyundai Engineering & Construction official stated, “We will continue to foster a platform for win-win cooperation by discovering and supporting innovative technologies to enhance the competitiveness of the construction industry.” He added, “Through industry-academia-research collaboration related to future new growth businesses such as renewable energy-based eco-friendly technologies and smart construction technologies, we will promote ESG management across the construction sector.”

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