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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
PRESS RELEASE: Two construction tech providers from Houston and Cincinnati have announced a new agreement for sharing 3-D models between general contractors and subcontractors to reduce errors and time during the bid process.
What's ahead this year? Archi-tech guru Paul Doherty predicts that the Internet of Things, digital fabrication, and real-time gaming environments for Smart Cities will lead the way.
Meeting in Shanghai, the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat called for a new social, economic and political framework between city governments and the private sector to deliver a connected, 3-D vision of “sustainable vertical urbanism.”
AEC Hackathon co-founder Paul Doherty predicts that as our industry transitions from Tech 1.0 to Tech 2.0, the real power on projects will shift from traditional stakeholders like GCs and CMs to a new specialist: the construction information manager.
IrisVR’s founder, Shane Scranton, recently sat down with Burnham Works to talk about his new product and how it will shape the future of architectural renderings and the 3D marketplace.