South Korean research fellows join Birmingham City University to accelerate smart city development

Three early career researchers from South Korea are joining academics from Birmingham City University to drive next-generation urban innovation The post South Korean research fellows join Birmingham City University to accelerate smart city development appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Hyundai begins work on hydrogen fuel cell plant in Korea

Ground has broken on a hydrogen fuel cell production facility in Ulsan, South Korea for Hyundai, with a price tag of US$640m (KRW930bn). The 43,000-sq-m plant will be capable of… The post Hyundai begins work on hydrogen fuel cell plant in Korea appeared first on Global Construction Review.

ICE Raid Halting Work at Georgia Battery Plant Delivers Widely Felt Jolt

In ICE's biggest raid so far, authorities netted 475 detainees, the majority from South Korea, causing nervous ripples across Asia.

Volvo to invest $260m upping global crawler-excavator production

Volvo Construction Equipment will spend just over $260m expanding its capacity to make crawler excavators in South Korea, Sweden and the US to make the factories more self-sufficient and less… The post Volvo to invest $260m upping global crawler-excavator production appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Calamities Continue to Plague South Korea Construction

Fatal construction accidents trigger investigations in South Korea.

Tomorrow's Build - South Korea is Building The World's First Floating City, 07062022

Tech company OCEANIX introduced the self-sustaining floating city, a futuristic development that claims to be natural disaster proof. The concept was first highlighted in 2019 as a unhabitat-backed project in collaboration with Architecture firms Bjarke Ingels Group and SAMOO, but it quickly became more than just an idea: In 2021 Busan in South Korea signed on as the host city for the very first prototype. Construction is to commence in 2023