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

AIA

Architizer's top picks for BIM developments and tools at AIA

Architizer's top picks for BIM developments and tools at AIA

Last month at the AIA Convention in Orlando, manufacturers came out in droves to push their building products and finishes on the expo floor. Here are Architizer's top picks from among the tech offerings for BIM modeling, collaborating, and documenting.

Obamas unveil Presidential Center design

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.   

Give Thanks! 5 Reasons To Love the AEC

Give Thanks! 5 Reasons To Love the AEC

'Tis the season for taking stock. This long holiday weekend is the perfect time to step back and give thanks for the exhilarating days in which we live and the vibrant industry that puts a bounce in our a step. Here's one case why the AEC is still the place to be.

Can Tiny Homes Solve Chicago's Big Homeless Problem?

Can Tiny Homes Solve Chicago's Big Homeless Problem?

Sometimes, thinking big actually requires thinking very small. So goes the rationale behind constructing micro housing to address homelessness across the U.S. The topic was the focus of a recent Tiny Homes Summit in Chicago, where the need for housing is acute.

AIA, Pritzker Shower Prizes on Inspiring Practitioners

AIA, Pritzker Shower Prizes on Inspiring Practitioners

Honoring professional excellence, innovation, sustainability and even humanitarian acts, the design profession's two most prestigious authoritative bodies have issued their annual awards. See who and what won, and why.  

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Level of Accuracy: When the virtual world meets The Real One

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Level of Accuracy: When the virtual world meets The Real One

No doubt, the use of technology has vastly improved our prefabricated products, but it also has created a culture less tolerant of any so-called mistakes in the field. David Francis, AGC's BIM Forum MEP Group chair, seeks to reconcile the discrepancies.

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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

Automation could revolutionize architecture, by eliminating architects! That is the provocative premise of this Huffington Post essay by author and LEED pioneer, Lance Hosey, now sustainability chief at Perkins Eastman.

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Arcbazar Brings architecture to the people

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Arcbazar Brings architecture to the people

You can't crowdsource quality, can you? After a withering welcome from architecture's old guard, Boston-based Arcbazar now is winning over fans, skeptics, and investors with its mission to bring good design even to tiny projects.

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7 ways to make shared risks, rewards sustainable in the AEC

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7 ways to make shared risks, rewards sustainable in the AEC

Around the world, shared risk and reward contracts are becoming more prevalent. Here, the Lean Construction Blog's Doanh Do explores which contracts are most sustainable for building lean and living clean at the job site.

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Building a Rainforest Firm: Lessons from Silicon Valley

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Building a Rainforest Firm: Lessons from Silicon Valley

Your design firm can step up its game by adopting a few principles that have made Silicon Valley the world’s most fertile place on earth for innovation. Clark Davis relays suggestions from an influential book gaining popularity.

Celebrating job growth's healthy ripple effects

Celebrating job growth's healthy ripple effects

Our industry has good reason to be so upbeat about the economy's steady job growth, says architect Clark Davis. Twenty years ago, he saw that his firm's earnings almost exactly mirrored macro- trends in hiring. That’s still holding true today.

Tech Trinity: Three worldly predictions for 2015

Tech Trinity: Three worldly predictions for 2015

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.

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Perfection: Is it possible in design and construction?

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Perfection: Is it possible in design and construction?

All jobs are fraught with uncertainty. How is improved collaboration helping teams work together better and manage expectations? New research sponsored by AIA, AGC, DBIA, the Lean Construction Institute, Autodesk, and Graphisoft examines that question.

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