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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.

 

Multifamily Housing | Jan 11, 2017

Istanbul’s Valens Archway could be rejuvenated with “floating” housing concept

Superspace’s proposal would create a natural promenade atop the ancient stone structure.

University Buildings | Jan 9, 2017

Massive student housing project in Texas will be ready this Fall

Developers hope the early opening of some units sets the tone for the community and future rentals.

Multifamily Housing | Dec 22, 2016

Multifamily green financing programs grew rapidly in 2016

Multifamily green financing programs boomed in 2016, and are likely to continue to grow in 2017, according to the president of Partner Energy.

Market Data | Dec 21, 2016

Will housing adjust to an aging population?

New Joint Center report projects 66% increase in senior heads of households by 2035.

Multifamily Housing | Dec 15, 2016

Multifamily tower in St. Louis uses stacked design to make every apartment a corner unit

Designed by Studio Gang, the building’s stacked tiers will each comprise four floors and fan outwards as they rise up.

Multifamily Housing | Dec 12, 2016

BIG’s first residential condominium in the U.S. completed in Miami

Two 20-story twisting towers comprise 98 units on a three-acre site near Biscayne Bay.

Multifamily Housing | Dec 1, 2016

One of Canada’s largest media companies dives into real estate development

Rogers moves forward on M City, a multi-building, multi-year project in a Toronto suburb.

Multifamily Housing | Nov 28, 2016

Axiometrics predicts apartment deliveries will peak by mid 2017

New York is projected to lead the nation next year, thanks to construction delays in 2016

Multifamily Housing | Karyn Beebe | Nov 11, 2016

Value engineering brings Santa Barbara apartments back on track

When framing estimates for a new apartment complex in Rialto, California, came in too high, a savvy developer decided to have the project value engineered. A switch to glulam and wood-framed shear walls got the project back in the black. 

Adaptive Reuse | Nov 9, 2016

Middle school transformed into affordable housing for seniors

The project received $3.8 million in public financing in exchange for constructing units for residents earning less than 60 percent of the area’s median income.

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