Is Acoustic Design the Key to More Comfortable Spaces?

This week’s quiz is from Engineering silence and clarity: A practical guide to building acoustics. In today’s high-performance buildings, acoustics are no longer treated as an afterthought reserved for theaters or concert halls. From offices and schools to healthcare facilities and multi-family housing, managing noise, vibration, and reverberation is essential. As buildings become denser and […]

The MEP Data That AI Cannot Work Without

I have interviewed several startups that develop AI tools for the AEC sector. They argue that the industry creates data for human use and judgment, so you can’t count on it being systematized. Hence, LLMs are the way to go, as they can handle messy data. However, experience shows that where data is structured and […]

Nonresidential Construction Spending Down Again in March

March witnessed a decline in various construction-related aspects, including nonresidential spending. WASHINGTON, May 7—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.244 trillion. Spending was down on a monthly […]