Exclusive research: 130 AEC Giant Firms Reveal Their Top Technology and Innovation Initiatives

This free 17-page PDF report includes the complete findings from BD+C's survey of the nation's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms.

Lessons From a Builder's Offsite Construction Journey

Hear how CFC Construction's Founder and CEO EJ Olbright approached prefab construction for its multifamily projects.

The Future of AEC in the Time of Big Tech

Big Tech has begun to set its sight on the trillion-dollar construction industry. How will this affect the current players, and what will they need to do to stay competitive?

When Buildings Design Themselves

Architect, designer, and author Lance Hosey explores the implications of a built environment completely designed and built by computers.

AEC Business Innovation | Jan 31, 2020

Evolve or dissolve: Transforming your practice for the new future

Where do we see our practices in 10 years? Truth is, most of us have been reactive to an increasingly tech-dependent profession.

AEC Tech Innovation | Jan 30, 2020

Get the lead out: A roadmap for creating an agile, tech-focused AEC practice

AEC tech consultant Nathan Miller talks about how design and construction firms can move toward agile, digital solutions that capitalize on near-term innovation.

Jit Kee Chin, Chief Data Officer, Suffolk Construction

Project + Process Innovation | Jan 30, 2020

From big data to big impact: How data hunters are disrupting traditional construction

Jit Kee Chin has a long history of innovating through data analytics. As an industry "outsider," Chin is committed to driving innovation and harnessing big data.

Project + Process Innovation | Jan 30, 2020

In pursuit of the perfect project: Lean Six Sigma meets AEC project delivery

Lean expert Lisa Feeley demonstrates how to identify and eliminate hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of waste and inefficiencies on construction projects.

AEC Tech Innovation | Jan 30, 2020

The rise of AEC superusers: Design technology specialists and the future of AEC

With new technologies and work processes appearing nearly every week, how can practitioners be expected to stay on top and thrive? In a word, Superusers: those who provide 20% of the effort but achieve 80% of the results.

Wechselwirkungen: The Science of Place, Wolf Mangelsdorf

The Changing Built Environment | Jan 30, 2020

Wechselwirkungen: The science of place and placemaking

Placemaking, like architecture, has long been considered more of an art than a science, based on the notion that utilizing scientific approaches that optimize for efficiency would result in places that are soulless and uninviting.

Thom Chuparkoff, AIA, LEED AP, Director of OSports, OSports

Project + Process Innovation | Jan 17, 2020

How to create complex building structures using prefab strategies

There is a common misconception about offsite construction: that it only works for simple, repeatable building structures. The rise of advanced technical tools and enhanced collaboration are proving this notion wrong.

The Changing Built Environment | Jan 16, 2020

From micro schools to tiny houses: What’s driving the downsizing economy?

Micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, explores the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies.

The Changing Built Environment | Jan 15, 2020

Security and the built environment: Insights from an embassy designer

Embassy designer Tom Jacobs explores ways that provide the needed protection while keeping intact the representational and inspirational qualities of a design.