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Great Solutions

41 Great Solutions for architects, engineers, and contractors

AI ChatBots, ambient computing, floating MRIs, low-carbon cement, sunshine on demand, next-generation top-down construction. These and 35 other innovations make up our 2024 Great Solutions Report, which highlights fresh ideas and innovations from leading architecture, engineering, and construction firms.


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As cities grow ever more crowded, multifamily housing construction is more necessary than ever. Finding ways to compress housing into smaller spaces while still creating true homes calls for a complex blend of innovative design and engineering.

 

Codes and Standards | Jan 22, 2016

Treasury Dept. will start crackdown on illicit money in luxury real estate

The move is expected to impact high-end condo development.

Jan 14, 2016

How to succeed with EIFS: exterior insulation and finish systems

This AIA CES Discovery course discusses the six elements of an EIFS wall assembly; common EIFS failures and how to prevent them; and EIFS and sustainability.

Multifamily Housing | Jan 8, 2016

Manager of New York’s first micro-unit development inks pact with ‘personal butler’ service

The co-living platform Ollie is leasing its initial building, in New York, with housekeeping and grocery shopping available via Hello Alfred.

Urban Planning | Jan 4, 2016

The next boomtown? Construction and redevelopment sizzle in San Diego

The city's emission-reduction plan could drive influx into downtown

Multifamily Housing | Dec 23, 2015

Student housing developer broadens its reach into multifamily

Aspen Heights Partners evaluates seven metros for its initial projects.

Multifamily Housing | Dec 17, 2015

Developers respond to demand from tenants for ‘smart’ design

A number of green prerogatives are having a beneficial impact on multifamily design and construction.

 

Multifamily Housing | Dec 14, 2015

Study finds increase in cost-burdened renters

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released its biennial rental housing report, and it found that 21.3 million renters spend 30% or more of income towards rent.

Multifamily Housing | Dec 10, 2015

Developer of Jean Nouvel-designed New York City condo complex sued

One resident says living in the curvy, glass 100 Eleventh Avenue building is like being in a wind tunnel.

Multifamily Housing | Dec 7, 2015

Are long-term apartment rentals Airbnb’s next target?

Some developers are thinking about that possibility, says one West Coast real estate consultant. 

Smart Buildings | Dec 7, 2015

AIA Baltimore holds rowhouse redesign competition

Teams competed to provide the best social and environmental design solutions for the city’s existing rowhouse stock. 

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