Construction
Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C) announced that it exported its own BMC technology to the global market for the first time. BMC is a technology to predict the changes of height and slope which are caused when constructing skyscrapers.
[[{"fid":"11647","view_mode":"body_image_right","fields":{"format":"body_image_right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"An artist's rendition of Vietnam’s Vietin Bank Tower, which will be used in the BMC technology of Daewoo E&C.","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"alt":"An artist's rendition of Vietnam’s Vietin Bank Tower, which will be used in the BMC technology of Daewoo E&C.","height":904,"width":550,"class":"media-element file-body-image-right"},"link_text":null}]]Daewoo E&C signed a contract to use its own BMC technology in Vietin Bank Tower in Vietnam. The tower will be the highest building in Vietnam with 68 floors and 363 meters in height. Under a US$200,000 (221.1 million won) deal, the company will provide simulation, construction alternatives, and precise sensor measurement for precise construction.
A research engineer from Daewoo E&C said, “Turner of the U.S., supervisor of the construction, and its constructor Hoa Bihn Construction acknowledge that our technology is superior to existing technology. It is meaningful because Korea opened up the skyscraper engineering market, which had been dominated by companies in advanced countries including the U.S. and Europe, for the first time. In the past five years, Daewoo E&C had applied the technology in constructing high-rise buildings, such as Northeast Asia Trade Tower in Songdo, KLCC Tower and IB Tower in Malaysia.
An official from Daewoo E&C said, “The technology will be used in Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower with 1,000 meters in height, which is the highest in the world. Also, the company is seeking export to Mexico and Malaysia.”