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.

Sep 12, 2011

Geist opens European branch

The new branch provides the company’s international clients with additional support and services.

Jeff Yoders | Sep 8, 2011

HP Elitebook 8760w, workstation power in a laptop

The HP Elitebook 8760w was released in April as the successor to its 8740w mobile workstation PC,…

Jeff Yoders | Aug 2, 2011

Newforma releases Project Analyzer

Newforma, known mainly for its Newforma Project Center project information management solution,…

Jul 21, 2011

Bringing BIM to the field

A new tablet device for construction professionals puts 3D data at the fingertips of project managers and construction supervisors.

Jeff Yoders | Jun 8, 2011

Perceptive Pixel's new multi-touch display

Last October, I had a chance to meet Jefferson Han at an HP event, founder of Perceptive Pixel, a…

May 18, 2011

New Tool Takes PDFs Beyond 2D

Our IT expert puts a new PDF creation package through its paces and sees value for AEC firms that want to move more aggressively into 3D documents.

Jeff Yoders | May 16, 2011

Green Wizard simplifies LEED administration

While there were hundreds of green building products on display at the American Institute of…

May 16, 2011

Dassault Systèmes to distribute Gehry Technologies’ digital project

Dassault Systèmes and Gehry Technologies announced that Gehry Technologies’ Digital Project products will be integrated into the Dassault Systèmes’ portfolio and distributed through Dassault Systèmes. Digital Project is a suite of 3D BIM applications created by Gehry Technologies using Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA as a core modeling engine.