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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the winners of the first phase of the Building Envelope Innovation Prize. The prize targets high-performance, cost-effective secondary glazing systems to improve efficiency of commercial windows.
All eight manufacturers in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge completed rigorous product field testing to demonstrate energy efficiency and improved performance in cold weather.
By implementing an augmentation plan upfront, owners can minimize potential delays and unforeseen costs when augmentation needs to occur, according to Burns & McDonnell energy storage technology manager Joshua Crawford.
Two notable 3D-printed projects mark milestones in the new construction technique of “printing” structures with specialized concrete. In Athens, Tennessee, Walmart hired Alquist 3D to build a 20-foot-high store expansion, one of the largest freestanding 3D-printed commercial concrete structures in the U.S. In Marfa, Texas, the world’s first 3D-printed hotel is under construction at an existing hotel and campground site.
Neither training nor modification of the physical environment are required to use the system.
While our technology is becoming more advanced, the fundamental processes at the core of design and construction businesses have largely remained unchanged for decades.
The architectural firm is finding that some clients respond quicker to proposals as a result.
Technology has been and always will be perceived as a source for wonder and worry.
Turnover Vision is the latest example of Clark digitizing its construction management process.
Real-time construction analysis, just-in-time materials delivery, digital production planning systems—these are just a few of the novel approaches construction firms are implementing to take control of their jobsites.
The goal is to further streamline the construction process, from design to commissioning.
Can studying humans at a behavioral level produce better buildings? Cognitive architecture experts are working to find out.
Indoor digital media changes the identities of buildings by stimulating occupant interaction.
From construction scheduling to risk management, AEC firms see promise in budding artificial intelligence platforms geared for commercial building projects.
