6 Ways Smart Technologies Are Changing the Conversation About Architecture by Rosa Trieu Smart technologies have come a long way from lights on timers. Today’s home and office systems are intelligent, automated, networked, even influencing building design and architecture.
Sustainability How Building Bamboo Modular Homes Can Help Curb the Philippines’ Housing Crisis by Rina Diane Caballar
Sustainability How New CO2-Capture Technologies Convert Emissions Into Construction Materials by Jeff Link
Construction For Colombia’s Cancer Patients, Sustainable Hospital Design Saves Lives by Matt Alderton
Architecture Bamboo Transcends the Tropics for Carbon-Negative Construction by Zach Mortice Bamboo is fast-growing, sustainable, and stronger than steel—so why isn’t it used more for standard construction? New techniques promise to liberate the material from tropical tropes.
Ideas & Vision Will a Smarter Social Safety Net Help People Survive the Age of Automation? by Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk CEO How can workers reinvent themselves to stay relevant—and employable—in the new age of automation? Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost believes “universal basic support” is a good place to start.
Construction 8 Construction-Technology Innovations That Changed the Game in 2017 by Angus W. Stocking, L.S. Build it greener, faster, and safer—but how? Here’s a look at 8 construction-technology innovations that changed the industry in 2017.
Manufacturing Clearly Cleaner: Vantage Power Sells Hybrid Bus Engines With Mixed Reality by Markkus Rovito Vantage Power offers customers a peek inside its hybrid bus engines with Microsoft’s HoloLens to show the future of transportation through mixed reality.
Sustainability What Does US Withdrawal From the Paris Climate Agreement Mean for Green Building? by Jeff Link Although the U.S. has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement on climate change, green-building proponents are committed to mitigating environmental impacts.
