Engineers

Engineering goes hand-in-hand with design, putting a practical lens on the architect’s vision and finding the best way to make it happen. Without a talented engineer, the project will never reach completion, and certainly will not reach the standards of functionality and sustainability that the architect and client are seeking.

Watch all 19 Accelerate Live! talks on demand

In her talk at Accelerate Live! 2018, micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, Senior Designer/Manager Stantec Architecture, explored the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies. Photo: BD+C

June 24, 2018 | BD+C Staff

Watch all 19 Accelerate Live! talks on demand

BD+C’s second annual Accelerate Live! AEC innovation conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago)...

MacDonald Highlands, Henderson, Nev.: Multifamily visionaries: KTGY’s extraordinary expectations

The aptly named Vu at MacDonald Highlands, Henderson, Nev., provides a stunning view of the Las Vegas strip, 15 miles to the northwest. KTGY Architecture + Planning mounted 102 luxury townhomes on a hilly site in the exclusive MacDonald Highlands community for Christopher Homes. The Vu has already received two major honors this year, a BALA Award and a Nationals Award. Photo: © Studio J Inc.

June 13, 2018 | Pat Curry, Contributing Editor

Multifamily visionaries: KTGY’s extraordinary expectations

KTGY Architecture + Planning keeps pushing the boundaries of multifamily housing design in the U....

June 11, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: Regenerative design — When sustainability is not enough

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), HMC’s Eric Car... read more

June 11, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: The smart jobsite — Predictive visual data analytics for proactive project controls

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), a trio of expe... read more

June 11, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: Design innovation at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), AS+GG’s Anthon... read more

June 11, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: ‘AEC can has Blockchains?’

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), HOK’s Greg Sc... read more

June 11, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: How advanced digital fabrication techniques are driving design innovation

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), SOM’s Lucas Tr... read more

June 11, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: AEC + Data + AI — Poison for some, elixir for others

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), predictive ana... read more

June 11, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: AEC data hunter - How a Fortune 500 data guru is transforming a construction giant

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), data expert Ca... read more

New library offers a one-stop shop for what society is craving: hands-on learning

Photo: Howard County Library System/Geoffrey S. Baker

June 01, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

New library offers a one-stop shop for what society is craving: hands-on learning

Beyond lending books and DVDs, the Elkridge (Md.) branch library loans household tools like ladde...

May 30, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: Seven technologies that restore glory to the master builder

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), AEC technophil... read more

May 30, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: Why the AEC industry must adapt to the Internet of Things boom

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), building syste... read more

May 30, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: T3 mass timber office buildings

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), architect and... read more

May 30, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: From micro schools to tiny houses: What’s driving the downsizing economy?

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), micro-building... read more

America’s fastest-growing cities: San Antonio, Phoenix lead population growth

San Antonio, Texas, tops the list with the largest population gain with an increase of over 24,200 people, an average of 66 people per day between 2016 and 2017. Photo: Pixabay

May 29, 2018 | U.S. Census Bureau

America’s fastest-growing cities: San Antonio, Phoenix lead population growth

San Antonio added 24,208 people between July 2016 and July 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau...

May 24, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: The rise of multi-user virtual reality

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), two of CannonD... read more

May 24, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: The next frontier of post-occupancy evaluations

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), ZGF Architect... read more

May 24, 2018 |

Accelerate Live! talk: Security and the built environment: Insights from an embassy designer

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), embassy design... read more

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February 13, 2018 | Transwestern

Office market vacancy rate at 10-year low

Cautious development and healthy absorption across major markets contributed to the decline in va...

February 05, 2018 | Magnusson Klemencic Associates

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MKA announces 2018 Senior Principal and Principal promotions as individuals continue to raise the...

February 01, 2018 | Terry Doumkos, CBRE FUSION Program

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AIA’s Kermit Baker: Five signs of an impending upturn in construction spending

The estimate of total losses in 2017 from major natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey are at $306 billion, which shattered the previous record of $215 billion. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

January 30, 2018 | Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, Chief Economist, AIA

AIA’s Kermit Baker: Five signs of an impending upturn in construction spending

Tax reform implications and rebuilding from natural disasters are among the reasons AIA’s Chief E...