LH brings AI-ready modular housing to 2025 Smart Construction Expo
LH is presenting a standard modular housing unit with integrated AI appliance technology at the 2025 Smart Construction Expo, running November 5-7 at Ilsan KINTEX. The event is hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and co-organized with public institutions, including LH, to surface practical smart construction technologies and speed up industry adoption.
A view of the LH modular housing installation at the Smart Construction Expo. Courtesy of LH
What's new
- Standardized modular floor plan: Based on LH's design standardization study, the unit is built from identical structural modules that can be stacked up to 30 floors, aiming at true mass production and predictable cost curves.
- AI-native from the design stage: In collaboration with Samsung Electronics, the unit adopts the "AI Home Solution" concept early in design to accommodate connected appliances and IoT devices as a baseline, not an afterthought.
Why it matters for real estate and construction
- Scale and repeatability: A standard floor plan simplifies procurement, plant set-up, logistics, and approvals across sites. That's the foundation for consistent cost, schedule, and quality.
- OSC deployment: The showcase ties modular with broader off-site construction (OSC) methods, signaling tighter integration of structure, MEP, and digital systems in factory workflows.
- Pre-configured smart services: Designing for connected appliances up front reduces retrofit headaches, enables unified commissioning, and sets the stage for data-driven O&M.
Technical details confirmed so far
- Stacking: Identical structural modules designed to stack up to 30 floors.
- Noise performance: In September tests on a mock-up dwelling at the Uiwang Chopyeong A4 block, the unit achieved grade 1 for light-weight impact noise and grade 1 for heavy-weight impact noise.
- Reference projects: Nation's largest-scale PC.modular housing underway at Sejong 6-3 Living Zone UR1,2 blocks (412 dwellings), and tallest at Uiwang Chopyeong A4 block (22 floors).
What's inside the model unit
The exhibit integrates Samsung's AI appliance ecosystem into the modular baseline: refrigerator, induction cooktop, integrated washer-dryer, and robot vacuum, with IoT connectivity built in. The goal is a coherent user and operator experience-devices that communicate, update, and self-diagnose within a standardized unit layout.
By embedding these systems at the design phase, LH is testing how far factories can pre-wire and pre-configure networks, sensors, and device mounts to shorten on-site work and reduce commissioning risk.
Practical takeaways for project teams
- Design controls: Standard modules work when change orders don't. Clarify permissible variances (kitchen/bath swaps, facade options) without breaking the module family.
- MEP coordination: Lock in riser positions, chase dimensions, and device clearances early so factories can repeat assemblies with minimal rework.
- Acoustics and structure: Grade 1 impact noise results are a positive signal; verify detailing (slab toppings, resilient layers, junctions) and ensure site installs match the mock-up spec.
- Digital and data: Define who owns device data, how consent is handled, and how updates are managed across hundreds of identical units.
- Lifecycle costs: Standardization and pre-integration can lower install and maintenance time. Model the OPEX impact alongside CAPEX savings to capture the full ROI.
Event details
The 2025 Smart Construction Expo runs November 5-7 at Ilsan KINTEX. It is hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and co-organized by public institutions including LH.
Leadership view
Oh Joo-heon, head of LH's Public Housing Division, said the expo is a chance to present the smart residential direction LH is building toward and the broader changes underway in construction. He noted LH will keep pushing technology development-such as standardized modular design-and cross-industry collaboration like the work with Samsung Electronics.
What to watch next
- How the standard module set translates to permits across municipalities at 20-30 floors.
- Factory takt times, on-site cycle times, and defect rates once projects scale beyond mock-ups.
- Interoperability and service support for AI appliances across multiple asset managers and ISPs.
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