4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery

Kristen Forward, Design Technology Futures Leader, NBBJ, shows four ways the firm is using AI to generate value for its clients.

Digital twins: Transforming operations for greater efficiency

While efforts to improve building efficiency have been iterative, recent advancements have significantly enhanced the interaction between facility managers, building owners, and their facilities.

The future of affordable housing may be modular, AI-driven, and made of mushrooms

Demolished in 1989, The Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory left a five-acre hole in West Oakland, Calif. After sitting vacant for nearly three decades, the site will soon become utilized again in the form of 316 affordable housing units.

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.

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 | Oct 7, 2015

Skanska and University of Washington offer new BIM program

The 11-week course is available for students and professionals and teaches BIM software skills, virtual design, and construction processes.

BIM and Information Technology | Sasha Reed | Oct 7, 2015

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 – designed with the AEC industry in mind

Sasha Reed sits down with Microsoft’s Senior Director of Programs, Pete Kyriacou to discuss the unique challenges AEC professionals face and why the Surface Pro 3 was designed to help them be more productive.

BIM and Information Technology | Sasha Reed | Oct 1, 2015

How can owners make better decisions with the help of analytics?

Sasha Reed sits down with David Fano, Chief Technology Officer for WeWork (formerly with CASE), at BIMForum to discuss how owners make better decisions with the help of analytics.

Modular Building | Sep 23, 2015

SOM and DOE unveil 3D-printed, off-the-grid building

The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) building features a high-performance shell with a photovoltaic roof and built-in natural gas generator.

Norman Foster proposes Droneports as way to ship goods across Africa

BIM and Information Technology | Sep 16, 2015

Norman Foster proposes 'drone ports' as a way to ship goods across Africa

The structures would store cargo-shipping drones and serve as community centers.

BIM and Information Technology | Sep 16, 2015

VIDEO: See how Wiss, Janney, Elstner engineers use drones to perform building inspections

"We believe that drone usage will enable building owners to assess problems quicker and with less risk to the general public and workers,” said WJE Principal Michael Petermann.

BIM and Information Technology | Sep 14, 2015

Is Apple's new iPad Pro a game changer for architects?

A stylus, split screen, and improved graphics make designing on the tablet easier.

BIM and Information Technology | Sep 9, 2015

How is data changing the nature of design?

Advances in building information modeling allow for more thorough project documentation, but don't get lost in the white noise, writes Shepley Bulfinch’s Kyle Martin.