Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT)

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Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT)

Source technology development and results dissemination in the field of construction and land management

Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) - President, Establishment Date, Location, Contact, Homepage
President Kim Byeongseok
Establishment Date 1983.06.11
Location KICT, 283, Goyangdae-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
Contact 031-910-0114
Homepage www.kict.re.kr

Key Functions

  • To research and develop the advanced performance of the national infrastructure
  • To research and develop land to disaster-response technology
  • To research and develop the eco-friendly country construction
  • To research and develop construction-based convergence and integration
  • To research and develop high-performance construction materials
  • Quality assurance, certification, designation, inspection, testing, and evaluation of construction works and equipment and materials
  • To cooperate in R&D with government, the private sector, corporations, and organizations and commissioning or being commissioned technical services
  • Construction and land technology transfer, technology dissemination, commercialization support, and cooperation and support and technology commercialization of related SMEs
  • To train professionals specialized in the major mission areas, formulation of construction and land technology policies, major national project implantation support, and development of national standards and criteria for the construction sector

Recent Achievements

  • Development of low-cost long-life hybrid cable-stayed bridge technology
  • Technical development of mono files for large diameter offshore wind power generation
  • Development of technology for constructing and composing natural resources and energy saving environment-friendly buildings and cities
  • Development of prediction and warning platform of floodgates radar-based floods and heavy snow disaster
  • Development of fire safety technology based on the performance of the building