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

University of Chicago

Gang: Design-build dorm 'supreme success'

Gang: Design-build dorm 'supreme success'

Hogwarts in Hyde Park? The University of Chicago last week unveiled a new $150-million, 400,000-sq-ft dormitory designed by renowned architect Jeanne Gang, and built by Mortenson Construction. Read about their design-build success story here.

AoT: Chicago first in U.S. with urban sensors

AoT: Chicago first in U.S. with urban sensors

Knowledge is power. How well does any city really work nowadays? How do we review that performance, and where do we gather the data? Those questions and more are on the table this fall as the nation's first Array of Things sensors are deployed throughout Chicago.

How To Build a Cutting-Edge Research Center

How To Build a Cutting-Edge Research Center

The William Eckhardt Research Center is a new, $225M research facility at the University of Chicago that houses several Nobel Prize-winning research groups and fills seven floors and 277,000 sq ft. On June 15, the building team will reveal the secrets to its success.

4D Modeling Guides Residence Hall Enclosure

4D Modeling Guides Residence Hall Enclosure

A high-profile design-build residence hall at the University of Chicago is on schedule for students to move in this summer, thanks in part to the daily use of 4D modeling throughout the project. Mortenson's Joel Sandridge tracks the progress.

Mortenson, Procore Wed Missions in Cloud

Mortenson, Procore Wed Missions in Cloud

A match made in the clouds? Cloud-based project management software provider Procore may have more than a million users now, but its biggest match to date is contracting giant Mortenson. The happy couple is now on their honeymoon.

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Under the Gun, Chicago Finally Re-Commits to South Side Trauma Center

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Under the Gun, Chicago Finally Re-Commits to South Side Trauma Center

After years of increasingly frustrated and desperately pointed community activism, the University of Chicago Medical Center has announced plans to build a $40-million adult trauma center on its Hyde Park campus. 

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Owners want teams to stay, help during closeout

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Owners want teams to stay, help during closeout

As buildings have become more complex, they have become much trickier to turn over to their owner after work is complete. With that in mind, a recent owners workshop in Chicago explored how closeout can be improved.

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Upending convention, design-build dorm pushes style

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Upending convention, design-build dorm pushes style

Long criticized as a project delivery method best suited for cookie-cutter factories, design-build is raising eyebrows with its stunning collaboration between splashy Studio Gang and nuts-and-bolts Mortenson.

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Feds boost Chicago's array of things, big data project

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Feds boost Chicago's array of things, big data project

The National Science Foundation announced this week that it will provide a $3.1-million grant to a joint University of Chicago-Argonne National Laboratory team researching sensor technology and the array of things big data offers.

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Obama Library headed for University of Chicago

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Obama Library headed for University of Chicago

It's official. The Barack Obama Foundation officially announced today that the rumors were true. Chicago will be the home of the forthcoming Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum. 

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Gensler: Academic Incubators on the rise

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Gensler: Academic Incubators on the rise

Collaborative design in the form of academic incubators is helping universities all over the world to rethink their role in preparing the next generation. Design giant Gensler here launches a series on how the creation of these entrepreneurial environments is speeding innovative ideas from concept to reality.

City breaks ground on collaborative digital manufacturing hub

City breaks ground on collaborative digital manufacturing hub

With assists from both the state and federal governments, Chicago this week took a major step toward fusing its manufacturing past with its tech future.

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