Engineering & Construction

The largest environmental health problem in the world doesn’t come from groundwater or plastics – it’s in the air. Ambient air pollution with fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 millionths of a meter, known as PM2.5, was the fifth leading cause of death across the globe in 2015. While developed countries have worked towards solutions, […]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is seeing the digital meet the physical in revolutionary new ways, has taken hold over so many aspects of our lives. Accordingly, a wave of smart construction powered by IoT, AI and other such technologies is blowing through the construction industry, and the Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group is […]

To some, safety simulations, construction efficiency, and the ins-and-outs of building infrastructure management might sound like a bore, but for Juhee Cho, they are the building blocks for awe-inspiring architecture. A director on the Smart Construction Taskforce for Samsung C&T’s Construction & Engineering Group, Cho has had a wide-ranging career full of fond memories, like […]

While the leaders of South and North Korea discussed peace on the peninsula this past September, journalists from around the world watched from the Inter-Korean Press Center housed in the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in central Seoul. More than just a landmark, convention centers like the Dongdaemun Design Plaza are often the venues where the […]

As city populations around the world continue to grow, so does the need to find infrastructure solutions able to support the mobility of inhabitants. Given the saturation of existing metropolitan spaces, underground roads could be the perfect solution for future urban transportation problems.  Going Underground 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas, a […]

For two days at the end of August, Muslims around the world gathered with their families to celebrate Eid al-Adha. Also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, the sacrificing of sheep, and sharing the meat with neighbors and the less fortunate stands at the heart of the holiday tradition. In Morocco, a Muslim-majority country in […]

Packed with luxurious hotels and shopping centers, it’s hard to imagine Qatar was once a humble fishing and pearling port. Fueled by its large oil and natural gas reserve, the small nation on the Arabian Peninsula developed into the world’s richest country in just 60 years. There are no signs that the Gulf state’s transformation […]

As urban areas continue to grow and sustainability dominates policy making, there is now a recognition that landscape architecture offers much more than aesthetic value. Aside from beautifying our cities, countless research have shown that urban green spaces can also bring people from different backgrounds together and enhance our psychological and physical wellbeing. The dramatic transformation of neighborhoods […]

Quantum leaps in digital technology is revolutionizing the construction industry. Automation and sophisticated analytical tools are not only helping companies resolve long-standing challenges but are also transforming building methodologies in projects of all scales. With the gradual adoption of processes such as prefabrication and smart robotics, the World Economic Forum estimates that full-digitization of the construction industry […]

Samsung C&T has been involved in some of the world’s most ambitious construction projects – from the Burj Khalifa to the Incheon Grand Bridge. In order to complete these logistically complex and challenging feats of engineering, it will come as no surprise that ensuring the site teams have the right equipment to work with is […]