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Avoiding the hype and gathering good data are half the battle toward making artificial intelligence tools useful for performing design, operational, and jobsite tasks.
Rogers-O'Brien Construction (RO) has launched a pilot program utilizing SafeGuard, a safety-as-a-service platform for real-time health and safety risk assessment. Non-invasive wearables connected to SafeGuard continuously monitor personnel to prevent heat exhaustion on jobsites, reducing the risk of related injuries. RO is the first general contractor to pilot this program.
This month marks the completion of a new 16-story office tower that is being promoted as New York City’s most sustainable office structure. That boast is backed by an innovative HVAC system that features geothermal wells, dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) units, radiant heating and cooling, and a sophisticated control system to ensure that the elements work optimally together.
In Virginia, the City of Alexandria recently celebrated the topping out of a new building for Alexandria City High School. When complete in 2025, the high-performance structure will accommodate 1,600 students.
Kinetic architecture can bring practical and aesthetic value to an already ambitious project.
Autodesk’s BUILD Space gives AEC firms and research teams free use of a robust collection of fabrication equipment and software expertise.
Sasaki designs interchangeable spaces to support a major educational shift at Mexico’s largest university system.
Urban farms have been impacting cities’ agribusiness—and, on some cases, their redevelopment—for decades.
Nine architects, three interior designers, and nine contractors are involved in this $3 billion project.
Both parties are talking about $1 trillion in spending over the next decade. How projects will be funded, though, remains unresolved.
GTRI recently got the OK from the Georgia Department of Transportation to test embedded PZ material supplied by Tencate in a stretch of road and rest stop surfaces at West Point, Ga.
Research on piezoelectricity moves closer to practical applications for infrastructure and buildings.
EcoDistricts is helping cities visualize a bigger picture that connects their communities.
The idea of using mass timber for tall buildings keeps gaining converts.
