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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.

Dec 14, 2011

Tyler Junior College and Sika Sarnafil team up to save energy

Tyler Junior College wanted a roofing system that wouldn’t need any attention for a long time.

Tim Gregorski | Dec 13, 2011

Solar energy powering County of Merced correctional facilities

Merced County, Calif., officials recently held a ceremony to turn on its 1.4 megawatt solar…
Dec 13, 2011

Lutron’s Commercial Experience Center awarded LEED Gold

LEED certification of the Lutron facility was based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact the project itself and the broader community. These features include: optimization of energy performance through the use of lighting power, lighting controls and HVAC, plus the use of daylight.

Autodesk | Dec 12, 2011

Managing the “I” in BIM

AEC professionals, operating in an accelerated and intensely competitive environment, need…
Dec 12, 2011

AIA Chicago announces Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as 2011 Firm of the Year

SOM has been a leader in the research and development of specialized technologies, new processes and innovative ideas, many of which have had a palpable and lasting impact on the design profession and the physical environment. 

Dec 12, 2011

Skanska to expand and renovate hospital in Georgia for $103 Million

The expansion includes a four-story, 17,500 square meters clinical services building and a five-story, 15,700 square meters, medical office building. Skanska will also renovate the main hospital.

Dec 12, 2011

CRSI design awards deadline extended to December 31

The final deadline is extended until December 31st, with judging shortly thereafter at the World of Concrete.

Dec 12, 2011

Mojo Stumer takes top honors at AIA Long Island Design Awards

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

Dec 10, 2011

10 Great Solutions

The editors of Building Design+Construction present 10 “Great Solutions” that highlight innovative technology and products that can be used to address some of the many problems Building Teams face in their day-to-day work. Readers are encouraged to submit entries for Great Solutions; if we use yours, you’ll receive a $25 gift certificate. Look for more Great Solutions in 2012 at: www.bdcnetwork.com/greatsolutions/2012.

Dec 10, 2011

Energy performance starts at the building envelope

Rainscreen system installed at the west building expansion of the University of Arizona’s Meinel Optical Sciences Center in Tucson, with its folded glass wall and copper-paneled, breathable cladding over precast concrete.

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