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 Illinois at Urban-Champaign

Dig smarter: Tech would map underground infrastructure

Dig smarter: Tech would map underground infrastructure

Broad digital shoulders. Chicago's public-private innovation accelerator, UI LABS, has unveiled a new tech platform via its City Digital partners that may change how urban infrastructure everywhere is built and maintained more efficiently and cost-effectively.

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.

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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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BW adds veteran AEC editor to growing content team

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BW adds veteran AEC editor to growing content team

Building on its growing battery of industry content expertise, BuiltWorlds is pleased to announce the addition to its staff of award-winning writer and editor John Gregerson. He joins BW this month as senior editor.  

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Is this job surveillance video useful, or just kinda creepy?

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Is this job surveillance video useful, or just kinda creepy?

Jobsite tech promises huge improvements… but lately, is it getting a little too creepy? As more science fiction becomes fact every day, odds are that live streaming data displays are coming, writes FieldLens' Daryl Lang.

Eleven months out, Hyperloop race already heating up

Eleven months out, Hyperloop race already heating up

Future Mobility is fast-approaching. Come to BuiltWorlds July 23rd to learn more about the rapidly evolving new ideas for urban transportation. Here, the U.S. Chamber looks at the competition to answer Elon Musk's recent challenge to build a Hyperloop.

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Robots, drones, driverless fleets draw full house

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Robots, drones, driverless fleets draw full house

More than 100 tech enthusiasts, UAV operators, equipment innovators, students, and even just the drone-curious all flocked to BuiltWorlds on TechWeek Tuesday, making Robots to the Rescue our most popular partner event since the AEC Hackathon in March.

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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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