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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 2, 2011

Goody Clancy awarded Ohio State residential project

The project, which is focused on developing a vibrant on-campus community of learning for OSU undergraduates.

Dec 1, 2011

Nauset Construction breaks ground on Massachusetts health care center

The $20 million project is scheduled to be completed by December 2012. 

Dec 1, 2011

Ground broken on first LEED Platinum designed school house built by volunteers

Phoenix public school receives the generous gift of a state-of-the-art building for student and community use.

Dec 1, 2011

VLK Architects’ office receives LEED certification

The West 7th development, which houses the firm’s office, was designed to be LEED for Core & Shell, which gave VLK the head start on finishing out the area for LEED Silver Certification CI.

Nov 29, 2011

First EPD awarded to exterior roof and wall products manufacturer

EPD is a standardized, internationally recognized tool for providing information on a product’s environmental impact. 

Nov 29, 2011

Suffolk Construction breaks ground on Boston residential tower

Millennium Place III is a $220 million, 256-unit development that will occupy a full city block in Boston’s Downtown Crossing.

Nov 29, 2011

Report finds credit crunch accounts for 20% of nation’s stalled projects

Persistent financing crunch continues to plague design and construction sector.

Nov 29, 2011

SB Architects completes Mission Hills Volcanic Mineral Springs and Spa in China

Mission Hills Volcanic Mineral Springs and Spa is home to the largest natural springs reserve in the region, and measures 950,000 sf.

Nov 29, 2011

Turner Construction establishes partnership with Clark Builders

Partnership advances growth in the Canadian marketplace.

Nov 29, 2011

AIA launches stalled projects database

To populate this database with both stalled projects and investors interested in financing them, the AIA in the last week initiated a communications campaign to solicit information about stalled projects around the country from its members and allied professionals.

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