Engineering & Construction

While in the West, many consider a private house with a garden to be the pinnacle of their housing dreams, things are very different in Northeast Asian countries like Korea. Here, apartments rule the roost. Why? Well for a start, they offer enormous convenience for Korean city dwellers – with 24-hour security, on-site maintenance staff […]

With heavy machinery, workers, and materials constantly in motion, construction sites may seem chaotic at first glance. But a closer look will reveal subtle patterns amidst the cacophony. Like individual musicians in an orchestra, workers and machines each play a specific role and collaborate in harmony towards a common goal. But how is coordination possible […]

From efficiency to ease of build, it’s no wonder why modular construction has taken the industry by storm. Billed as both a cost and time saving measure, the technique has been applied to a wide variety of construction projects. As technologies have evolved to expand the possibilities of modular construction, industry leaders are now making big bets […]

While the decoration and layout are what we notice when we first enter a building, our experience of interior spaces are affected by subtle architectural and engineering designs. Whether it’s ventilation design, insulation material or noise level, seemingly minor details can turn a lifeless structure into a cozy abode. From design to construction, and even […]

2018 has been a busy year for Samsung Village, the Engineering & Construction group’s flagship CSR program. Guided by the goal to improve living environments around the world, hundreds of volunteers successfully completed two villages over the past 12 months in Cam Xuyen, Vietnam and Nandgaon, India, improving homes and essential facilities for over 5,000 […]

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 […]