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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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BIM and IT are subject matter that every member of the building team should have some kind of handle on, and that everyone can derive some benefit from. Whether it’s an app to help with cost control or an optimized building design achieved through BIM, these technologies can bring your projects to the next level and beyond.

BIM and Information Technology | Sep 7, 2016

Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool updated to factor in waste management

The costs and benefits of managing 29 types of waste are now included.

BIM and Information Technology | Aug 30, 2016

BIM GIANTS: A ranking of the nation's top BIM design and construction firms

HOK, Perkins+Will, Turner Construction Co., The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Jacobs, and Thornton Tomasetti top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest BIM AEC firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

BIM and Information Technology | Aug 30, 2016

New service from CBRE provides deeper insights into in-building wireless network experiences

With dependable cellular and Wi-Fi coverage a must-have amenity for today’s businesses, CBRE to certify in-building network quality through new Cellular Signal Mapping service

BIM and Information Technology | Nathan Miller | Aug 22, 2016

The wicked problem of interoperability

Building professionals are often put in a situation where solving problems with the ‘best tool for the job’ comes at the cost of not being able to fully leverage data downstream without limitation, writes Proving Ground's Nathan Miller.

Contractors | Aug 10, 2016

Dodge launches new app to simplify pros' search for suitable projects to bid and work on

The product, called PlanRoom, could be particularly useful in sharing data and communications among AEC teams.

BIM and Information Technology | Aug 9, 2016

How to improve a project presentation with animated GIFs

Animated GIFs are a simple tool that can explain a large amount of intricate information in an easy to understand, streamlined manner.

BIM and Information Technology | Jul 25, 2016

Autodesk’s LIVE turns designs into video game-like experiences

Users can adjust navigation points, render styles, and even the time of day, with fluid and quick controls.

Building Tech | Jul 14, 2016

Delegates attending political conventions shouldn’t need to ask ‘Can you hear me now?’

Each venue is equipped with DAS technology that extends the building’s wireless coverage.

BIM and Information Technology | Jun 14, 2016

Autodesk and Trimble will share APIs to develop products that improve user workflow

Data and document management is likely to benefit the soonest. 

BIM and Information Technology | SmithGroup | Jun 13, 2016

The race to digitize the globe with 3D imagery

Tech firms are creating a highly-detailed virtual planet available instantly for those who would like to scrutinize it. SmithGroupJJR's Stephen Conschafter details the new technologies being used to map our world.

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