Engineering & Construction

In today’s energy industry, power comes from many sources. One major source is natural gas, making up almost a quarter – 23 percent, to be exact – of global energy demand. It’s widely used for electricity generation as well as in domestic cooking and heating. Natural gas is buried deep beneath the soil in a gaseous […]

A nation’s main airport and the infrastructure that connects it to the capital city act as a kind of welcoming gateway to new visitors. The first places a new arrival usually sees upon entering a country are the inside of its airport and the road or rail link to the nearest urban center. In this […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]