HanmiGlobal to Conduct Joint Construction AI Research with Technical University of Munich and Technion

Business Agreements Signed at 30th Anniversary 'Global PM Summit'

HanmiGlobal, a company specializing in construction project management (PM), is accelerating the advancement of its PM work by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI).

Kim Jonghoon, chairman of HanmiGlobal, delivers a welcome speech at the 'Global PM Summit 2026' commemorating the 30th anniversary of the company's founding, held on the 19th at the POSCO Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. HanmiGlobal

HanmiGlobal announced on the 23rd that it held the 'Global PM Summit 2026' on the 19th at the Art Hall of the POSCO Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to commemorate its 30th anniversary and discuss growth strategies for PM in the AI era. The event was attended by representatives from Turner & Townsend in the UK, the Technical University of Munich in Germany, and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, who shared cases of construction AI technology and changes in the PM market.

On the same day, HanmiGlobal signed business agreements with the Construction AI Center at the Technical University of Munich and the National Building Research Institute at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. HanmiGlobal plans to collaborate with both institutions to identify joint research projects on AI-based construction project management, investigate domestic and international technology trends, and establish strategies for responding to the global PM market.

The summit also featured the disclosure of specific AI technology mechanisms and demonstration data, which will form the basis for joint research. In a keynote speech, David Waisel, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Turner & Townsend, suggested that a significant portion of PM work could be automated by implementing AI. He stated, "AI will automate a substantial part of PM work, potentially up to more than half," but emphasized, "The value of AI lies not in replacing human resources, but in enhancing the capabilities of skilled professionals and advancing data-driven decision-making."

Andre Voermann, Head of the Construction AI Center at the Technical University of Munich, presented research results that combined BIM, AI, and robotics. The technology he introduced allows users to input design requirements as sentences into an AI system linked to a BIM program, after which multiple AI agents divide roles and carry out modeling tasks. The AI system recognizes and operates the BIM software interface to create walls or insert openings.

HanmiGlobal signed a memorandum of understanding on the 19th with the Construction AI Center at the Technical University of Munich for joint research on AI-based construction project management. From left: Yong-Sik Kim, President of HanmiGlobal; Min Jung, Executive Director of HanmiGlobal; Andre Boerman, Head of the Construction AI Center at the Technical University of Munich; and Byoung-Young Jung, Executive Director of HanmiGlobal. HanmiGlobal

According to Professor Voermann, this technology achieved a success rate of 86% to 95% in wall creation and opening insertion modeling tests. AI analysis technology that combines site photographs with BIM was also introduced. In this method, AI identifies structures such as formwork, scaffolding, columns, and walls from site photos and compares them with BIM data to monitor construction progress. He explained that applying this technology improved structure identification accuracy by up to 50% compared to conventional methods.

Raphael Sacks, Head of the National Building Research Institute at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, assessed that AI could also transform how PM companies operate. He indicated that moving away from the traditional approach of assigning personnel to each site, a digital twin-based platform enabling remote, integrated management of multiple projects could become a key competitive edge for PM companies.

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