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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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Building Owners

Jul 23, 2013

Paul Bertram to speak at ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency

Paul Bertram, FCSI, CDT, LEED AP and director of environment and sustainability for Kingspan Insulated Panels N.A., will present a white paper during the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) 2013 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry.   

Sasha Reed | Jul 23, 2013

It may not involve duct tape and a stick of gum, but this story would make MacGyver proud

Do you remember the days when running into an issue out at the job site meant embarking on the long RFI process? Somehow we made it work, but the time wasted waiting for information always frustrated me.

Julie S. Higginbotham | Jul 23, 2013

Tell us how you're reimagining the medical office building

"Obamacare" implementation will add thousands of people to the ranks of the insured, including many who formerly sought primary care in emergency rooms. Now, these patients will have coverage that allows them to more easily access the typical treatment channels—and that means greater demand for services provided in medical office buildings.

Jul 22, 2013

School officials and parents are asking one question: Can design prevent another Sandy Hook? [2013 Giants 300 Report]

The second deadliest mass shooting by a single person in U.S. history galvanizes school officials, parents, public officials, and police departments, as they scrambled to figure out how to prevent a similar incident in their communities. 

Jul 22, 2013

Competitive pressures push academia to improve residences, classrooms, rec centers [2013 Giants 300 Report]

College and university construction continues to suffer from strained government spending and stingy commercial credit.

Jul 22, 2013

Top K-12 School Sector Construction Firms [2013 Giants 300 Report]

Gilbane, Balfour Beatty, Turner top Building Design+Construction's 2013 ranking of the largest K-12 school sector contractors and construction management firms in the U.S.

Jul 22, 2013

Top K-12 School Sector Engineering Firms [2013 Giants 300 Report]

AECOM, URS, STV top Building Design+Construction's 2013 ranking of the largest K-12 school sector engineering and engineering/architecture firms in the U.S.

Jul 22, 2013

Top K-12 School Sector Architecture Firms [2013 Giants 300 Report]

DLR, SHW top Building Design+Construction's 2013 ranking of the largest K-12 school sector architecture and architecture/engineering firms in the U.S.

Jul 22, 2013

Top University Sector Construction Firms [2013 Giants 300 Report]

Whiting-Turner, Turner, Skanska top Building Design+Construction's 2013 ranking of the largest university sector contractors and construction management firms. 

Jul 22, 2013

Top University Sector Engineering Firms [2013 Giants 300 Report]

Affiliated Engineers, URS, AECOM top Building Design+Construction's 2013 ranking of the largest university sector engineering and engineering/architecture firms in the U.S.

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