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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.

 

Mar 6, 2012

Country’s first Green House home for veterans completed

Residences at VA Danville to provide community-centered housing for military veterans.

Mar 1, 2012

Reconstruction of L.A.’s Dunbar Hotel underway

Withee Malcolm Architects’ designs for the project include the complete renovation of the Dunbar Hotel and the Somerville Apartments I and II.

Feb 15, 2012

NAHB sees gradual improvement in multifamily sales for boomers

However, since the conditions of the current overall housing market are limiting their ability to sell their existing homes, this market is not recovering as quickly as might have been expected.

Feb 10, 2012

Atlanta Housing Authority taps Johnson Controls to improve public housing efficiency

Energy-efficiency program to improve 13 senior residential care facilities and save nearly $18 million.

Feb 8, 2012

Nauset completes addition and renovation for Winchester senior living community

Theater, library, fitness center, and bistro enhance facility.

Jan 3, 2012

Rental Renaissance, The Rebirth of the Apartment Market

Across much of the U.S., apartment rents are rising, vacancy rates are falling. In just about every major urban area, new multifamily rental projects and major renovations are coming online. It may be too soon to pronounce the rental market fully recovered, but the trend is promising.

Dec 27, 2011

Ground broken for adaptive reuse project

Located on the Garden State Parkway, the master-planned project initially includes the conversion of a 114-year-old, 365,000-square-foot, six-story warehouse building into 361 loft-style apartments, and the creation of a three-level parking facility.

Dec 12, 2011

Mojo Stumer takes top honors at AIA Long Island Design Awards

Firm's TriBeCa Loft wins "Archi" for interior design.

Dec 5, 2011

Gables Residential brings mixed-use building to Houston's Tanglewood area

The design integrates a detailed brick and masonry facade, acknowledging the soft pastel color palette of the surrounding Mediterranean heritage of Tanglewood.

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