AI Meets Smart Construction at Kintex Expo, Putting Safety First

Smart Construction.Safety.AI Expo, Nov 5-7 at KINTEX: What Builders, Developers, and Owners Need to Know

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) will host the Smart Construction.Safety.Artificial Intelligence (AI) Expo from November 5-7 at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Now in its sixth year, the event runs under the theme: "Smart construction with AI, toward a safer future." If your work touches jobsite safety, project delivery, or digital transformation, this is worth your calendar.

Why this matters for your projects

• See how AI modeling, sensing, and automation are being applied to reduce incidents and rework.
• Evaluate OSC, BIM, and robotics solutions with real demos and use cases before you pilot them on site.
• Meet vendors and alliance members shaping standards, integrations, and field deployment.

Program highlights

• Opening ceremony with awards for the Smart Construction Challenge and a startup idea contest.
• First-ever Smart Construction Safety Declaration: a pledge to target zero safety accidents by detecting and predicting risk factors in advance using advanced tools such as AI modeling.
• Smart Construction Alliance general meeting: results sharing, awards for leading projects and technology demonstrations, plus presentations of 2025 results and 2026 plans.

Exhibition: 279 companies, 800+ booths

The expo floor brings together core technologies across 11 fields. If you're building a digital roadmap, this is a concentrated pass at what's production-ready.

• Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Off-Site Construction (OSC)
• Construction automation
• Smart safety
• Digital sensing
• Big data and platforms
• And additional related domains showcased across the hall

Four focused forums

• Smart underground safety
• Smart construction and AI
• The future of smart construction opened by robotic technology
• Digital transformation of the construction industry using AI

What to look for on site

• AI safety workflows: model-based risk prediction, sensor fusion, and alerting that fits field operations.
• OSC partners: factory capacity, logistics, and installation playbooks that compress schedules.
• BIM-to-field pipelines: design coordination tied to layout, QC, and progress tracking.
• Robotics: deployment constraints (terrain, weather, battery, payload) and integration with site data.
• Alliance demos: proof points you can borrow for your 2025 pilots and budgets.

From MOLIT

Minister Kim Yun-duk noted the expo as a starting point for realizing safety at construction sites through smart technologies and an opportunity to seek a new paradigm for the industry in the AI era. MOLIT plans to continue working with experts and corporations to set a future vision and make construction an attractive sector for young talent.

Attend

Dates: November 5-7, KINTEX, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

• Host: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)
• Venue info: KINTEX

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