AMCO Town at Samsan-dong, Incheon that AMCO, subsidiary construction company of Hyundai Automobile Group, has introduced for the first time has acquired AA level certification for Home Network System from the Ministry of Information and Communication for the first time in Korea.
In particular, of the 2 certifications, the certification for the Home Network System is the first acquisition of such level of certification amongst construction companies in Korea.
This certification is part of system certifying buildings equipped with Home Network Services including ▲ automatic control for lighting ▲ detection of intrusion of outsider ▲ remote inspection and control of electricity/water/gas, etc ▲ heating control and ▲ automatic control system for vehicle entry by categorizing them into 3 levels, namely AA, A and semi-A, in accordance with wiring facility and level of securing of installation space for related apparatus. This system was introduced on January 1 this year by the Ministry of Information and Communication in order to promote propagation of Home Network Service.
Through the acquisition of the highest-level certification on the Home Network System along with acquisition of premier class certification for ultra fast information communication, the AMCO Town at Samsan-dong, Inchoen, was able to be recognized as highly advanced apartment that can realize ubiquitous.
In particular, the detection system for intrusion of outsiders among the systems installed in the AMCO Town by Hyundai Communications (representative director: Lee, Nae Heun; www.hyundaitel.com), a specialist company in Home Network, has automatic sensor in the living room and balcony of the apartment. In the event of intrusion of outsider, security alarm is sounded and notifies such event to the security office. It is a highly advanced security system that even notifies the event to the cellular phone of the residents of the apartment through ARS voice.
In addition, AMCO Town is equipped with advanced system that can automatically compute the quantity of usage of electricity, water and gas for each residence by the administrations office, open and close gas valve as well as control heating with cellular phone remotely.
AMCO Town successfully accomplished closing of 1st priority subscription at the 1st phase sales of the apartment in Incheon in March 2005, thereby becoming highly popular. It is the first work of AMCO to which entire 708 residential units are facing the south, and environment-friendly material and highly refined interior applied to. Occupation is anticipated for August.
Mr. Chun, Chang Young, vice president and director of construction division of the company, stated that “the acquisition of this certification is recognition of our apartment as having sufficiently equipped all essential conditions for realization of highly advanced and highly refined apartment”, and that “we shall continuously supply highly advanced apartments that can provide convenience and comfort to our clients”.
* What is the highest-level (AA) certification for AMCO Town Home Network System?
The highest level (AA) certification for Home Network System is part of certification system for buildings with Home Network System newly established by the Ministry of Information and Communication at the beginning of this year. The system is being implemented in association with the certification system for ultra fast information communication building. The core issues in the basis for assessment as the highest level are building environment including securing of space for installation of Home Network System and possibility of intra-structural service such as establishment of serviceable wiring.
The Ministry of Information and Communication assessed the AMCO Town as the apartment that is the closest to being ubiquitous, having acquired the highest-level certification by satisfying more than total of 9 categories including environment and infra-structural serviceability which are the standards of assessment under the first certification system introduced by the Ministry of Information and Communication.
AMCO Town enables the residents to conveniently and easily control, remotely using cellular phone, situations often occurring in daily lives of apartments including lighting, heating and gas, detection of intrusion, remote inspection and control, and remote control of entry of vehicles through the gate.
In particular, pad screen on the living room wall that can be controlled and the cellular phone of the residents can be linked, thereby enabling real-time control of lighting, heating and gas within the apartment.
Furthermore, in the event the apartment unit is left empty, the intrusion detection system is operated. AMCO Town is the first to implement this system amongst all the apartments constructed.
Prior to operation, advanced notification alarm for duration of 20 seconds sounds in consideration of time needed to leave the house. The residents will have 20 seconds to lock-up the house before leaving. After the 20 second advanced notification alarm, the detection sensors in the living room and balcony become operational automatically.
In the event of intrusion of outsider while the house is empty, security alarm will sound along with notification of such event to the management office and cellular phone of the resident immediately.
In addition, the remote vehicle control system not only open the simple vehicle control apparatus but also is highlighted with the system that notifies the management office that the vehicle entered the parking lot through linkage with the management office.