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

BIM

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.

Four trends in efficient airport construction

Four trends in efficient airport construction

There's a desperate need for upgrades and expansions at airports across the nation. Dwight Pullen, senior vice president and director of the Aviation Center of Excellence for Skanska USA, reveals some of the ways his firm's keeping pace with the increased amount of work.

Cityzenith’s Michael Jansen aims to map the entire built world

Cityzenith’s Michael Jansen aims to map the entire built world

The chairman and CEO is set to launch his company’s signature 5D Smart World software suite at the BuiltWorlds Summit on May 3. The product is a manipulable Google Earth for the AEC industry, offering the latest data on buildings and streets in 100 of the world’s biggest cities and counting and providing tools for designers and contractors to import data of their own.

Pericept brings BIM closer to the job site

Pericept brings BIM closer to the job site

President and CEO Tony Ragucci and Vice President of Product Development Victor Palmer talk about creating a tool, BIMtrace, that could revolutionize project workflow by allowing workers on job sites to link photos of the sites to BIM models to make direct comparisons and note issues.

Construction industry poised to become leading user of drones

Construction industry poised to become leading user of drones

The construction industry is poised to become the number one user of drones. The technology is proving ideal for expediting site surveys, locating equipment, measuring material volumes, and ensuring that systems and components put in place match original specifications. 

Productivity, safety will lead AEC disruption

Productivity, safety will lead AEC disruption

Positive disruption is coming to our industry, and it will happen first in relation to our shared desire to improve productivity and safety. Here, Lendlease thought leader Burcin Kaplanoglu explains his digital optimism for all the disruptive changes ahead.

Strong 'Year in Infrastructure' for BIM, China

Strong 'Year in Infrastructure' for BIM, China

Bentley Systems may call Pennsylvania home, but the firm no doubt was thrilled earlier this month to escape the swing-state U.S. election madness to host its annual 'Year in Infrastructure' event in London. Read on to see who won the 2016 'Be Inspired' awards.

App market expands by 25 new integrations

App market expands by 25 new integrations

This month, Procore announced the addition of more than 25 new partner integrations to its App Marketplace. Launched in February, the online hub for third-party integrations and custom applications is a first for the construction industry, Procore says.

7 Memorable Moments from the AGC-IT Forum

7 Memorable Moments from the AGC-IT Forum

See IT... Learn IT... Build IT... That was the simple, bottom-line theme of this year's 8th annual conference of the AGC-IT Forum, which returned to Chicago earlier this month. Here is our unscientific roundup of some highlights that resonated.

Mechanical Firms Urged to Embrace Disruption

Mechanical Firms Urged to Embrace Disruption

Disruption? It's not a dirty word anymore. On the contrary, we can all probably stand some. That was a big part of the message conveyed last week at the MCAA Construction Technology Conference in Indianapolis. BuiltWorlds' Walker Thisted reports. 

With BIM Mandate Here, UK Turns to Sensors

With BIM Mandate Here, UK Turns to Sensors

The UK's highly anticipated mandate for the use of building information modeling on all government projects is now in effect. Bechtel's Stephen Smith explains how all the new 'big data' sensors will make cities like London not just smarter, but better.

5 Key Benefits of Using a BIM Execution Plan

5 Key Benefits of Using a BIM Execution Plan

Often times on a project, plan execution can become buried in unnecessary micro-details that make it difficult to find key data as needed to meet schedules and produce on-time deliverables. Properly built BEPs can help, says Assemble's Tim Kelly.

Evolving BIM Tech Is Disrupting The Market

Evolving BIM Tech Is Disrupting The Market

Assemble Systems' CEO Howard Davis looks back on 2015 as the year his company really hit its BIM groove. Here, he reviews the year's accomplishments and looks ahead toward an expected period of anticipated growth in BIM use.

Tired of waiting, Doherty calls BIM end run

Tired of waiting, Doherty calls BIM end run

Never one to shrink from a challenge, or tread lightly when 'bold' is an option, Smart Cities evangelist and AEC Hackathon founder Paul Doherty has started the BIM Company, a bold play to reclaim the promise and purpose of BIM as a tool.

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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.

BW TV: Our Top 10 Videos of 2015

BW TV: Our Top 10 Videos of 2015

As we wrap up the year that was, we now look back through our own lens at the top 10 videos of an incredible 2015.

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