Confessions of a cold storage architect

Designing energy-efficient cold storage facilities that keep food safe and look beautiful takes special knowledge.

AEC Innovators

How Suffolk Construction identifies ConTech and PropTech startups for investment, adoption

Contractor giant Suffolk Construction has invested in 27 ConTech and PropTech companies since 2019 through its Suffolk Technologies venture capital firm. Parker Mundt, Suffolk Technologies’ Vice President–Platforms, recently spoke with Building Design+Construction about his company’s investment strategy.

MFPRO+ Special Reports

Crystal Lagoons: A deep dive into real estate's most extreme guest amenity

These year-round, manmade, crystal clear blue lagoons offer a groundbreaking technology with immense potential to redefine the concept of water amenities. However, navigating regulatory challenges and ensuring long-term sustainability are crucial to success with Crystal Lagoons.

AEC Tech

AI for construction: What kind of tool can artificial intelligence become for AEC teams?

Avoiding the hype and gathering good data are half the battle toward making artificial intelligence tools useful for performing design, operational, and jobsite tasks.

Building Technology | SmithGroup | Jan 27, 2017

The driverless clinic: How buildings powered by AI can help promote wellness and enhance human connections

In the future, we envision that the smart technology in our phones will be embedded in the items we wear and the objects we use.

Building Technology | Jan 24, 2017

A U.S. startup is working with Dubai to advance 3D printing for construction

Cazza Construction Technologies is building a crane that it claims can layer more than 2,000 sf of concrete per day.

Energy Efficiency | Jan 5, 2017

Exponential growth in net zero energy buildings predicted for the next two decades

Technology and regulations will be the drivers, says Navigant Research.

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.

Building Technology | Nov 10, 2016

New system from MIT may help buildings monitor stress and damage over time

The computational model is being tested on MIT’s Green Building.

Building Technology | Nov 10, 2016

Multifamily development in Miami will feature healthy indoor environments

The 100-unit tower will incorporate healthy living enhancements from The Wellness Habitat Company.

Building Technology | Oct 7, 2016

How much is that LEED point worth? A new tool provides answers

Autocase analyzes the financial, social, and environmental benefits of certification.

Building Technology | Oct 5, 2016

Autodesk’s new BUILD Space is focused on the future of making things in the built environment

The 34,000-sf facility will host teams from academia, industry, and practice doing work in fields including digital fabrication, design robotics, and industrialized construction.