On December 19th, Gansam signed a MOU with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the 'Disaster and Emergency Smart+Building Joint Research Project.'

The Disaster and Emergency Smart+Building Joint Research Project is the next-generation project organized under the Smart+Building Alliance. Smart+Building refers to the structure equipped with spaces, structures, and facilities that are friendly to 4th Industrial Revolution technologies, which means the advanced robots or urban air mobility (UAM) are easily introduced. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport established the alliance in February last year, with 65 institutions from industry, academia, and research, which has been actively promoting the activation of Smart+Building.

This MOU is a part of the business model of the Smart+Building Alliance, which was launched to develop Smart+Building as a driving force for national new growth power. Seventeen organizations, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Architectural and Urban Research Institute (AURI), Gachon University Gil Medical Center, LX, Naver, Neubility,  Smartcity Association, ATECH, Car Crab, and Hyundai E&C, are collaborating on this project.

The participating institutions and companies in this project have set a goal to resolve medical blind spots, guarantee citizens' health rights, and further establish remote medical care systems for emergency response, disasters, and accidents, by transforming Gachon University Gil Medical Center Wirye into Smart+Building.

In particular, this project is generating high expectations as a demonstration that targets on the development of related technologies, preparation of architectural environments, and improvement of relevant regulations for establishing Disaster and Emergency Smart+Building model. Additionally, the 17 organizations involved in the MOU including Gansam, plan to pursue research connecting UAM verti port for emergency patients, autonomous driving robot systems, smart medical support, and ward round robots.

Gansam will play a leading role in the Korean Smart+Building project through the convergence of architecture and smart technology, ensuring safe and convenient benefits for everyone without any social group neglected.