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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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Concrete | Jul 7, 2017

The secrets held within Ancient Roman concrete could improve future building practices

Not only has the concrete stood the test of time, but it has actually become stronger.

Jun 13, 2017

Accelerate Live! talk: Next-gen materials for the built environment, Blaine Brownell, Transmaterial

Architect and materials guru Blaine Brownell reveals emerging trends and applications that are transforming the technological capacity, environmental performance, and design potential of architecture.
Jun 13, 2017

Accelerate Live! talk: A case for Big Data in construction, Graham Cranston, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Graham Cranston shares SGH’s efforts to take hold of its project data using mathematical optimization techniques and information-rich interactive visual graphics.
Concrete | May 31, 2017

Fabcon helps bring new life to brownfield sites

With brownsites, the real trouble lies in the unseen: namely the hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants that remain in the soil.

Concrete | Apr 4, 2017

Fueling a grocer's rapid expansion

Fabcon has worked closely with Hy-Vee’s architects and designers to produce a custom finish for their precast panels.

Concrete Technology | Dec 5, 2016

Telescopic walls could help combat the damages of floodwaters

The project is currently under development by a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Buffalo.

3D Printing | Jun 14, 2016

By 2021, 3D concrete printing is projected to be a $56.4 million industry

The 3D concrete printing industry is expected to more than double in size within the next five years.

Building Materials | Jun 1, 2016

MIT study: Microscopic structure of natural materials can inspire better concrete

Bones and sea sponges are highly organized at the molecular level, while concrete consists of random composites.

High-rise Construction | Mar 28, 2016

SOM’s Salt Lake City skyscraper uses innovative structural system to suspend itself over a neighboring building

The hat truss-supported office tower was topped off in January, rising 25 stories above the Salt Lake City streets.

Concrete Technology | Jan 27, 2016

New concrete can make roads, sidewalks safer by melting ice and snow

The de-icing concrete uses an electrical current to generate heat to keep roads safer during winter storms.

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