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Digital Builder Ep 60: How Innovation and Technology Intersect

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While aesthetics plays a crucial role in construction, sometimes the most impressive facilities aren't only those with the most visually stunning features. The more planning we do in advance, the faster and easier it gets down the road," she remarks. In 2016, we issued an RFI for a virtual campus.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. How strategic Building America research helped create an innovative, market-ready HVAC solution for heating and cooling ducts inside conditioned spaces. An Innovative Business Model . HVAC Innovation Test: Bring on the Builders. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:05.

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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

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The new building will incorporate biophilic elements and DeafSpace design which include wider hallways for visual communication between students, among other design considerations. The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, Atlanta, Ga. Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, Vancouver, Wash.

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New Civil Engineering Technology 2022

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Kinetic Roads. The innovation in 2021 in civil construction is, glazing integrated photovoltaic that can help generate their electricity to buildings, into a solar panel by turning the whole building envelope. Kinetic Roads. The device upgrades and promotes the sustainability of road innovation in construction.

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Augmenting Your Workforce for Success

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Many teams use AR technology to visualize how a finished project will integrate with its surroundings. Another excellent use case is leveraging augmented reality to spot potential design clashes, thus avoiding costly work down the road. AR can overlay digital elements—e.g., models or design data—onto the real world.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. The center offers advanced training and development services.

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The next destination: Passive design airports

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It’s a push that is being endorsed by the members of the International Air and Transport Association (IATA) in its road map to Fly Net Zero by 2050. To look to the future, I drew inspiration from the Oslo airport and Stantec’s passive house projects, such as the Wood Innovation Research Lab.