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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.

Oct 6, 2010

Windows Keep Green Goals in View

The DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has almost 600 window openings, and yet it's targeting LEED Platinum, net-zero energy use, and 50% improvement over ASHRAE 90.1. How the window ‘problem’ is part of the solution.

Oct 6, 2010

From grocery store to culinary school

A former West Philadelphia supermarket is moving up the food chain, transitioning from grocery store to the Center for Culinary Enterprise, a business culinary training school.

Sep 30, 2010

Luxury hotels lead industry in green accommodations

Results from the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2010 Lodging Survey showed that luxury and upper-upscale hotels are most likely to feature green amenities and earn green certifications. Results were tallied from 8,800 respondents, for a very respectable 18% response rate. Questions focused on 14 green-related categories, including allergy-free rooms, water-saving programs, energy management systems, recycling programs, green certification, and green renovation.

Sep 29, 2010

Ryan Hutchins to direct Gilbane's New England operations

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Sep 27, 2010

Evidence-based BIM theme of fall BIM Forum

In the last five years evidence-based design has grown from a mainly healthcare design method to…
Sep 24, 2010

PPG to help inaugurate Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC)

PITTSBURGH, Sept 23, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will participate in a ceremony Sept. 27 to…
Sep 22, 2010

Michael Van Valkenburg Assoc. wins St. Louis Gateway Arch design competition

Landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh and a multidisciplinary team of experts in “urban renewal, preservation, commemoration, social connections and ecological restoration” have been picked for the planning phase of The City+The Arch+The River 2015 International Design Competition.

Sep 22, 2010

Satellier, Potential + Semac close investment deal

Satellier, a world leader in providing CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) outsourced services to the architecture, engineering and construction industry, announces a strategic minority investment from India-based top engineering firm Potential + Semac, ushering in the next evolution of the global architecture support industry.
Sep 22, 2010

Second annual SteelDay set for September 24

(Chicago, IL) - Building on the success of 2009, this year's SteelDay is expected to grow to more…
Sep 21, 2010

Turner Building Cost Index Unchanged From Second Quarter 2010 and 13.16% below its 2008 Peak

New York, N.Y., August 30, 2010 – Turner Construction Company announced that the Third Quarter 2010…
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