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2010
Volume 7, Issue 1
Featured Articles
Engineering Sustainable, Smart Energy Services
The utility of the future will require sweeping changes in energy policy, pricing, infrastructure, and software.
What the Smart Grid Means for Energy Savings
Smart grids combine two-way communications with intelligent monitoring and control to reduce energy consumption.
Modeling Energy Performance To Reduce Carbon Footprints
How companies can improve building system operations to conserve energy, save money, and promote environmental stewardship.
2009
Volume 6, Issue 4
Featured Articles
The Whole Building Approach to Sustainable Retrofit
Advances in BIM-enabled analysis now make it possible to set ambitious energy efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction goals for existing buildings.
High-Performance Green Buildings
New construction that earns a sustainability seal-of-approval rapidly returns ROI through lower lifecycle costs.
Private Gallery Attuned to the Environment
Architect’s parametric design embeds building performance goals.
Stadium Harmonized With Dublin Cityscape
Parametric modeling facilitates form-first collaboration to construct curvilinear design.
Volume 6, Issue 3 
Featured Articles
Sustaining Transportation Infrastructure
The challenge: shrinking transportation’s ecological footprint while expanding system capacity to keep pace with rising demand.
Stimulus Dollars Reinvigorate Sustainability Efforts
DOTs prioritize shovel-ready investments as a short-term remedy to reducing congestion, improving safety, and creating jobs.
Changing the Face of Architecture
Generative design provides designers and engineers with new ways to efficiently explore alternative building forms without manually building the detail design model for each scenario.
Volume 6, Issue 2 
Featured Articles
Investing in Technologies That Make Structures Work Smarter
Advanced sensing and computing technologies enable intelligent infrastructure to self-monitor, self-diagnose, and self-correct throughout its lifecycle.
Squeezing More Value From a 3D-Enabled Integrated Workflow
When schedules are tight and resources are scarce, integrated project delivery minimizes waste and maximizes efficiency.
Delivering Live, Hands-On Training to the Desktop
Bentley’s distance learning offers convenient, cost-effective professional development that lets users expand their skills without leaving their offices.