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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.

Feb 1, 2012

Two new research buildings dedicated at the University of South Carolina

The two buildings add 208,000 square feet of collaborative research space to the campus.

Feb 1, 2012

List of Top 10 States for LEED Green Buildings released?

USGBC releases list of top U.S. states for LEED-certified projects in 2011.

Feb 1, 2012

ULI and Greenprint Foundation create ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance

Member-to-member information exchange measures energy use, carbon footprint of commercial portfolios.

Feb 1, 2012

AEC mergers and acquisitions up in 2011, expected to surge in 2012

Morrissey Goodale tracked 171 domestic M&A deals, representing a 12.5% increase over 2010 and a return to levels not seen since 2007.

Jan 31, 2012

AIA CONTINUING EDUCATION: Reroofing primer, in-depth advice from the experts

Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and successfully completing the online exam.

Jan 31, 2012

28th Annual Reconstruction Awards: Modern day reconstruction plays out

A savvy Building Team reconstructs a Boston landmark into a multiuse masterpiece for Suffolk University. 

Jan 31, 2012

Chapman Construction/Design: ‘Sustainability is part of everything we do’

Chapman Construction/Design builds a working culture around sustainability—for its clients, and for its employees.

Jan 31, 2012

Fusion Facilities: 8 reasons to consolidate multiple functions under one roof

‘Fusing’ multiple functions into a single building can make it greater than the sum of its parts. The first in a series  on the design and construction of university facilities.

Jan 31, 2012

Suffolk Construction to manage Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Cancer Center project in Waterford, Conn.

Leading construction management firm overseeing one of first healthcare projects in the country to utilize innovative IPD process.

Jan 31, 2012

Perkins Eastman’s Miller appointed Chairman of the AIA International Committee

International expertise leveraged as global industry resource.

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