Engineering & Construction

Exchanging expert hats: An interview with Jeong Seong-ung

December 8, 2020

In his 2008 book “Outliers,” author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the idea that 10,000 hours of practice in any area of expertise is the “magical number of greatness” that will turn a novice in a field into an expert. In this rule, what’s more important than just the number “10,000” is that in order to gain […]

Landscaping: More than just a good-looking garden

November 18, 2020

Humans have evolved to find nature and greenery pleasing to the eye. This is why, when we erect a building, the landscape around the new structure receives almost as much attention as the building itself. Landscaping has been defined as the process of making a garden or other piece of land more attractive by altering the existing […]

Samsung C&T E&C Group bags awards in 6 categories at Singapore LTA’s ASAC

November 3, 2020

Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction (E&C) Group netted awards from Singapore’s Land & Transport Authority (LTA) for workplace safety and health excellence in no less than 6 categories at the 2020 Annual Safety, Health and Environmental Award Convention (ASAC). Since 1999, ASAC has recognized contractors for being “proactive and successful in promoting workplace safety and health management […]

Building down: Constructing underground spaces for humans

October 23, 2020

Humankind has long had a fascination with living and moving underground. It’s not surprising, perhaps, since early humans lived in caves and dugouts before they learned to cooperate and construct free-standing shelters. Perhaps this ancestral experience has left its mark on our imaginations. Dante, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Lewis Carroll, CS Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien: […]

Smart cities: Making everyday life easier and better

October 13, 2020

Increasing urbanization in our modern developed world shows no signs of stopping. This brings into sharper relief the need for greater sustainability and resource efficiency, and we will need to learn how to live better and smarter together in larger cities while enjoying a good quality of life. The concept of a “smart city” is […]

Samsung C&T’s Raemian apartments rank 1st for 23rd year in NCSI

September 23, 2020

Raemian, the apartment brand built by Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group, came in first place for the 23rd year in a row in the apartment category of the 2020 National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) survey carried out by the Korea Productivity Center (KPC). NCSI is a customer satisfaction measurement index calculated from the results […]

Public buildings: An extension of our living and social spaces

September 3, 2020

In August 2020, CONQUAS, the quality assessment system of Singapore’s Building & Construction Authority, awarded its “STAR” rating, the highest possible, to the State Courts of Singapore built by Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction (E&C) Group. Completed in 2019 and opened earlier this year, the State Courts consist of two buildings that together are the tallest […]

Samsung C&T receives highest rating in Singapore’s CONQUAS

August 14, 2020

The State Courts of Singapore constructed by Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction (E&C) Group have received a “STAR” rating, the highest rating in CONQUAS, the quality assessment system of the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore. The Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS), introduced by Singapore in 1989, serves as a national standard for assessing […]

Samsung C&T ranks 1st in 2020 Construction Capability Assessment for 7th consecutive year

August 4, 2020

Samsung C&T has again ranked 1st for the 7th consecutive year in the “2020 Construction Capability Assessment” announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of Korea, and has widened its gap with 2nd place as well. Every year, MOLIT announces the Construction Capability Assessment that comprehensively evaluates construction performance, management status, technological […]

Working with and learning from nature to construct better

July 28, 2020

Anthropogenic climate change and our response to it continue to remain near the top of the agenda in terms of global problems that humanity must tackle. In the 2020 World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, the climate crisis was one of the top priority discussion items, while in late 2019 the European Commission announced a European Green […]