HDC Hyundai Development is using artificial intelligence and robotics to improve apartment quality and resident convenience. The builder plans to upgrade its floor-impact noise measurement system, develop technology to prevent exterior wall leaks and expand robot-based living support services.
AI-based floor-impact noise measurement and analysis technology has been applied to every unit at Gangbyeon Station Central IPARK in Seoul's Gwangjin District, the company said on the 27th. Unlike the legally required performance test, which samples only a portion of units, the method measures noise performance in all households to identify variation between units and the performance distribution across the entire complex.
Gangbyeon Station Central IPARK earlier recorded levels about 10 decibels below the legal standard of 49 decibels for both light-weight and heavy-weight impact noise in a floor-impact performance test conducted by the Korea Authority of Land Infrastructure Safety. Based on the additional measurements, the company said it will strengthen quality management at each stage from design through material selection, construction and performance verification. It is also pursuing plans to extend the measurement and analysis system to construction sites nationwide.
The builder has also developed a new material to prevent leaks and cracks in apartment exterior walls. Working with Kangnam Jevisco, HDC Hyundai Development developed and filed a patent application for "Pureunsol IFT Seal (HDC)," a sealant used at concrete joints on exterior walls. The product penetrates and adheres to fine gaps on concrete surfaces and is designed to absorb concrete movement caused by temperature changes and drying shrinkage. It focuses on reducing the cracking and lifting that can occur with conventional sealants while maintaining waterproofing performance. The company plans to introduce it gradually in newly built apartments after assessments including field applicability testing.
The company is also expanding robot-based living support services for residents. HDC Labs, an HDC Group affiliate, ran a pilot program with helper robots at Gocheok IPARK, offering services such as food and goods delivery and trash bag collection. In the waste collection service, robots pick up standard-volume trash bags that residents leave outside their front doors and transport them autonomously to the collection point. The company said it is the first such case at a multi-family housing complex in Korea and that it confirmed high resident satisfaction during the pilot.
Building on that, HDC Hyundai Development is moving to establish an "AI Life Solution" that integrates AI, robots and housing services. The plan is to link HDC Labs' "AI Home Agent" with technology from Zeroworks, a robotics affiliate, to expand living support functions such as delivery, cleaning and patrolling.
Over the longer term, the company is pursuing "AI All-Day Care," which would automatically provide services tailored to residents' living habits and schedules. It plans to build an AI monitoring system and robot-friendly infrastructure within complexes and broaden the service range to include goods transport, waste disposal and safety management.
"We are making technological improvements to the factors that directly affect housing quality, such as floor-impact noise and exterior wall defects," an official at HDC Hyundai Development said. "We will continue to expand living services that incorporate AI and digital technology to improve residents' safety and convenience."