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

New York City

Building NYC's $20+ billion, 28-acre Hudson Yards

Building NYC's $20+ billion, 28-acre Hudson Yards

Walker Thisted, BuiltWorlds producer and resident architect, traveled to New York City last month and took a look at Hudson Yards, the big redevelopment project on Manhattan's west side.

Catching up with Roger Krulak and Full Stack Modular

Catching up with Roger Krulak and Full Stack Modular

BuiltWorlds' own Walker Thisted recently traveled to New York City, where he caught up with Roger Krulak, founder and CEO of Full Stack Modular, whom we first saw at the BuiltWorlds CEO Tech Forum back in 2016. We catch up with him to see what he's up to.

New engineering considerations as prefab/modular work grows

New engineering considerations as prefab/modular work grows

A new report from FMI indicates that prefabrication and modularization work is increasing. Aine Brazil, vice chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, explains how the trend might impact the work of structural engineers, using her firm's work on Stavros Niarchos Foundation–David Rockefeller River Campus at Rockefeller University as a case study.

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Top 16 BW News Stories of 2016

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Top 16 BW News Stories of 2016

When you're a startup, every year is precious. So, this week, we look back on a raucous year marked by notable tech advances, epic engineering feats, and urgent reminders of urban infrastructure needs.

Zurich, Singapore top sustainability index

Zurich, Singapore top sustainability index

Americans love competition; everybody knows that. It's in our DNA. Well, then how do we feel about being shut out of the Top 25 on Dutch design giant Arcadis's Sustainable Cities Index 2016? Read on to see where the sustainability is strongest around the globe.

15 years on, Ground Zero shows final card

15 years on, Ground Zero shows final card

Two announcements in two days last week showed how the page is turning on 9/11. In Chicago, crews broke ground on a Chinese-funded, $1-billion, 98-story tower, while NYC unveiled the final piece to the World Trade Center master plan.

Global Forum To Harness Metropolitan Might

Global Forum To Harness Metropolitan Might

With global cities continuing to grow, the world has never seemed smaller. London, New York, Shanghai, Dubai, Tokyo, all are digital neighbors with extraordinary influence. Global thought leaders this week are in Chicago strategizing for the coming whirlwind.

Flint Debate Finds Fault, but Water Woes Rise Across U.S.

Flint Debate Finds Fault, but Water Woes Rise Across U.S.

Debating in Flint, candidates Hillary and Bernie attacked Michigan's wounded governor this week. But all of us know that the local problem with lead-contaminated drinking water is just part of a vastly broader crisis with the nation's water infrastructure.

CBRE, CH2M, Fluor, Granite, JLL, Parsons all Among Most Ethical Firms

CBRE, CH2M, Fluor, Granite, JLL, Parsons all Among Most Ethical Firms

Good ethics is good business. Most of us want to believe that, but the Ethisphere Institute says it has proof. This week, the group released its 10th annual list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, and several familiar names are on it. Read on.

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Big Spender: Gov. Cuomo Pledges $100 Billion in New Construction

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Big Spender: Gov. Cuomo Pledges $100 Billion in New Construction

In his annual "State of the State" address, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo this month pledged billions to fund overdue infrastructure improvements. Tired of waiting for Congress to act, the state is looking to P3 investment to help shoulder the load.

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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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Burnham Nationwide remembers 9/11

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Burnham Nationwide remembers 9/11

Fourteen years ago today, the trauma of 9/11 began haunting our imaginations. For Tom Walsh of Burnham Nationwide, the date brings back vivid personal memories of a work day unlike any before or since. Here are his reflections.

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