Metropolitan Area Housing Corporations to Hold Joint Seminar on Modular Construction

Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation (SH Corporation) announced on the 5th that it will hold the "2025 Metropolitan Area Public Corporations Joint Seminar" at the Construction Association Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, together with Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation (GH) and Incheon Housing & City Development Corporation (iH).

The seminar, scheduled for the 9th, will be held under the theme "The Past, Present, and Future of Off-Site Construction (OSC) in the Public Sector." The event will feature in-depth discussions on OSC technology, which is drawing attention as an alternative to address the technical limitations and labor shortages at construction sites.

Presentations will include: ▲"Development Direction of Standard Housing Models Based on Urban OSC and PC Design Guidelines" by Kim Jinseong, Senior Researcher at SH Corporation; ▲"Current Status and Future Tasks of GH's Mid- and High-Rise Modular Demonstration Projects" by Kim Doyeon, Head of Public Housing Planning at GH; and ▲"Performance of Public Housing Supply Based on Domestic OSC and the Applicability to Small-Scale Housing" by Lee Jieun, Research Fellow at LH.

Hwang Sangha, President of SH Corporation, stated, "Through this seminar, we will take the first step toward cooperation on modular housing and exploring technical and policy directions among public corporations in the metropolitan area." He added, "We hope this will serve as an opportunity for public institutions to proactively establish the institutional foundation for the activation of OSC technology and to drive innovation in the construction industry."

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