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Low Carbon, High Coordination: Designing MEP Systems in Mass Timber Buildings

By addressing the complexities of mass timber construction through thoughtful MEP design, engineers, architects, and specifiers can create high-performance buildings that celebrate timber’s aesthetic appeal while supporting decarbonization and long-term sustainability goals.

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Designing Data Centers for Rapid Growth and Modularity

The rapid growth of AI-driven workloads and high-performance computing is increasing power densities, reshaping data center cooling design, and accelerating the adoption of modular and hybrid infrastructure solutions.

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Beyond the Checkpoint: Building Quality into Data Centers

Embedding quality control throughout the entire data center project lifecycle—from design through operations—can improve reliability, reduce risk, and create more efficient, high-performing facilities.

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Empowering Occupants: The Missing Link in Building Security Preparedness

Improving building occupants’ security awareness and participation fosters a more sustainable safety culture, strengthening emergency preparedness and incident response.

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Future-Proofing High-Performance Computing Facilities

As high-performance computing expands across university campuses, institutions must collaborate with technical experts to navigate the challenges of upgrading their facilities to meet tomorrow’s demands.

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Tapping into Facility Software for Energy Efficiency

Facility management systems have evolved from basic monitoring and maintenance tools into integrated, data-driven platforms that use analytics, IoT, and predictive insights to optimize building performance, reduce energy use, and enable proactive management.

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Optimizing the Engineering Design of Ambulatory Care Facilities

Strategic investment and thoughtful engineering design are key to delivering high-performing, cost-effective ambulatory care facilities.

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Harnessing the Power of Connected Lighting Systems and IoT

Connected lighting systems are evolving into IoT-enabled platforms that deliver energy savings, enhanced user experience, and integrated building performance.

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A Roadmap to Digitally Connected Facilities

Using a structured approach to advance digital connectivity helps mitigate the challenges of fragmented platforms and siloed data while improving efficiency, reducing costs, and supporting data-driven decisions.

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A Path to Carbon-Free Processes in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

AEI helped an immuno-oncology manufacturing facility develop a new approach that eliminated steam from the WFI system sterilization process, creating an energy-efficient solution that not only addressed budget requirements but also created a zero-carbon process. 

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Balancing Safety, Comfort, and Function: MEP Strategies for Behavioral Health Facilities

MEP systems in behavioral health facilities must accommodate a diverse range of services, going beyond building performance to reduce risk to patients and foster a holistic, healing environment.

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Designing for the Future: How AEI Engineered Sustainable, Adaptable Research Spaces for the University of Arkansas’ I³R

AEI's Blythe Vogt and Holly Lattin shared the story behind this collaborative hub for interdisciplinary research at the Lab Design Conference, emphasizing the importance of future-proof design.

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