Construction
Rob McManamy
DEWALT shifts to solve jobsite WiFi woes

Yesterday, DEWALT, accompanied by Procore, announced their new WiFi Mesh, which promises to increase wireless connectivity on the jobsite. We talked to two DEWALT executives about the new product — here's what they had to say.

DEWALT shifts to solve jobsite WiFi woes
Architecture + Design
Rob McManamy
Data-driven design propelling collaboration

"Data-driven design" suggests an impersonal, robotic process that replaces human creativity with cold numbers. But at our latest BuildIdeas Breakfast, we learned from IBM Watson and Detroit Mercy Hospital that it can mean greater customer satisfaction.

Data-driven design propelling collaboration
Business
Rob McManamy
Hawaii, Vermont, RI see clean energy surge

Despite wavering venture investment, the clean energy market is still growing from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Here, the annual Clean Energy Trust Challenge gives us a welcome opportunity to check in on multiple, vibrant efforts to implement power innovation.

Hawaii, Vermont, RI see clean energy surge
Cities
Rob McManamy
Cities, data drive BW Summit conversations

If cities will yield the richest data upon which tomorrow's most consequential decisions will be based, then it is no surprise they were a recurring topic at last week's BuiltWorlds Summit. To see some of the actionable insights that were shared, read on.

Cities, data drive BW Summit conversations
Architecture + Design
Rob McManamy
Obamas unveil Presidential Center design

Just days after the former First Lady urged architects not to neglect inner cities, she and her husband came home to Chicago this week to reveal their vision for a $500-million community hub that they hope will reinvigorate a long-struggling community.   

Obamas unveil Presidential Center design

Los Angeles

Q&A: Tolva talks CityFi, a new urban player

Q&A: Tolva talks CityFi, a new urban player

Now more than ever. 'Champion of change' John Tolva has been one of our biggest fans since before we were born. We caught up with the former City of Chicago CTO, now living in Denver, to learn about his new venture, CityFi, which aims to make cities better, not just smarter.

Urban Waterways Week Q&A: Bill Wenk on reworking the LA River

Urban Waterways Week Q&A: Bill Wenk on reworking the LA River

Landscape architect Bill Wenk explains his firm Wenk Associates' work on the Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan and discusses the complexities of urban waterway redevelopment.

Hyperloop pods revealed for Dubai debut

Hyperloop pods revealed for Dubai debut

BIG boost. Determined to lead in global engineering, tiny Dubai said this month that it will build the world's first functioning hyperloop transport system, aiming for speeds of 700 mph. The high-powered team now includes Danish disruptor Bjarke Ingels.

CA: Lucas strikes back with $1B museum plan

CA: Lucas strikes back with $1B museum plan

It's a MAD, MAD world. Another Star Wars sequel is due in theaters soon, but the off-screen soap opera behind the nomadic Lucas Museum of Narrative Art may finally be nearing a happy ending. Read on to see where George Lucas believes it will be built. 

Green line: Skanska delivers on rail vision

Green line: Skanska delivers on rail vision

'Envision' sustainability. For the first time, Greenbuild this year featured a transit project among its success stories: the new light rail line between L.A. and Santa Monica. Read why design-builder Skanska thinks green infrastructure is here to stay.

Aaand... Action! 5 Takes on Greenbuild L.A.

Aaand... Action! 5 Takes on Greenbuild L.A.

Lights! Camera! Take action! This week, as 20,000 sustainable AEC professionals from all over the world flock to L.A., the birthplace of smog is proudly showing off its award-winning green bona fides. Here's what Greenbuild 2016 attendees should know.

Green LA maps road to 100% renewables

Green LA maps road to 100% renewables

Just weeks before it hosts USGBC's Greenbuild 2016, the City of Los Angeles has set its sites on an epic Hollywood makeover. The birthplace of smog now is aiming to clean up its act and switch from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy sources ASAP.

Olympians leave with medals. Cities left with debt.

Olympians leave with medals. Cities left with debt.

As the global spotlight fades in Rio, and athletes, families, fans and media return to their home countries, Brazilian city must now ask the question that all former and future host cities confront: Are the Olympics really worth it?

Reach for the skies! Downtown LA growing up

Reach for the skies! Downtown LA growing up

The City of Angels — the expansive web of avenues and enclaves synonymous with urban sprawl — suddenly is standing shoulder to shoulder in its own downtown. It's been years in the making, but LA now has a thriving central district, with more to come.

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8 steps to a brilliant, Connected city

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8 steps to a brilliant, Connected city

Cities have never been more important, nor the competition between them more intense. Those positioned to excel through this time of global change are pursuing broad, integrated strategies. AECOM's Stephen Engblom looks at eight. 

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Early tech skills buttressed legendary engineering career

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Early tech skills buttressed legendary engineering career

In a passage from his elegant memoir, structural engineering icon Charlie Thornton recounts his early days in practice, his first two projects, and how an elemental knowledge of computers gave his career a leg up in 1964.

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Daqri deal: Smart + Art

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Daqri deal: Smart + Art

If the left side of the brain is truly the source of artistic creativity, the analytical minds behind DAQRI's Smart Helmet now want you to know that they've got that covered, too.

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