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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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Engineers

Engineering goes hand-in-hand with design, putting a practical lens on the architect’s vision and finding the best way to make it happen. Without a talented engineer, the project will never reach completion, and certainly will not reach the standards of functionality and sustainability that the architect and client are seeking.

Apr 16, 2012

UNT lab designed to study green energy technologies completed

Lab to test energy technologies and systems in order to achieve a net-zero consumption of energy.

Apr 16, 2012

Shawmut awarded Tag Heuer builds in Florida and Pennsylvania

Both projects are scheduled to be completed this spring.

Apr 16, 2012

Batson-Cook breaks ground on senior living center in Brunswick, Ga.

Marks the third Benton House project constructed by Batson-Cook.

Apr 16, 2012

Altoon + Porter Architects renamed Altoon Partners

The global practice, with offices in Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and Shanghai, specializes in retail, residential and mixed-use developments.

Apr 16, 2012

Drake joins EYP as science and technology project executive

Drake’s more than 30 years of diversified design and project delivery experience spans a broad range of complex building types.

Apr 16, 2012

$80 million in export financing for solar project in India

The project, “Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy Private Limited,” is a subsidiary of Reliance Power and is being co-financed by the Asian Development Bank and FMO, the Dutch development bank.

Apr 13, 2012

Arcadis merges with Davis Langon & Seah

Merger will help company expand business in Asia.

Apr 13, 2012

Goettsch Partners designs new music building for Northwestern

The showcase facility is the recital hall, an intimate, two-level space with undulating walls of wood that provide optimal acoustics and lead to the stage, as well as a 50-foot-high wall of cable-supported, double-skin glass

Apr 13, 2012

Best Commercial Modular Buildings Recognized

Judges scored building entries on a number of criteria including architectural excellence, technical innovation, cost effectiveness, energy efficiency, and calendar days to complete, while marketing pieces were judged on strategy, implementation, and quantifiable results. Read More

Tim Gregorski | Apr 13, 2012

Two new PV solutions introduced

MBCI recently introduced two different photovoltaic solutions to the marketplace. The first is a…
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