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

BW Summit 2017

More Insights from Day Three of BW Summit 2017

More Insights from Day Three of BW Summit 2017

We collected more of the top soundbites from day three of BW Summit 2017. Click through for comments from thought leaders at Moderne Ventures, MetaProp NYC, Buro Happold, and more.

Leading Insights from Day Two of BW Summit 2017

Leading Insights from Day Two of BW Summit 2017

Our heads are filling up with all sorts of new ideas here on day two of BW Summit 2017. Check out this roundup of thought-provoking soundbites from just a few of the speakers sitting on our panels.

Q&A: Lon Grohs on the future of VR and V-Ray in AEC

Q&A: Lon Grohs on the future of VR and V-Ray in AEC

The chief commercial officer of Chaos Group, maker of the V-Ray software that produces photo-realistic renderings for film, virtual reality, and architectural models, discusses how VR/AR will expand further into the AEC space in the near future and how his firm's product will develop with the trend.

Krulak, Rubin eye projection mapping first

Krulak, Rubin eye projection mapping first

When Amir met Roger... The two CEOs both spoke at our first BuiltWorlds Summit a year ago. Over dinner, they struck up a relationship that may soon merge the worlds of 3D mapping and modular construction, with benefits that may stretch much wider.

CEO Q&A: Scarangello passion is innovation

CEO Q&A: Scarangello passion is innovation

What is it about The Bronx and BW Summit keynotes? Last spring, Bronx NY native and famous big thinker Peter Diamandis wowed our crowd. Next month, Bronx-born Thornton Tomasetti CEO Tom Scarangello will tell us all about his own inspiring vision. 

Meet the Final Four startups headed to the BW Summit

Meet the Final Four startups headed to the BW Summit

After four hard-fought rounds of head-to-head voting, Construction Robotics, GRIT Virtual Construction, PlanGrid, and Zlien have emerged as the four construction startups who will get the chance to pitch their ideas to investors.

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.

BW Summit nears, all-star speakers in place

BW Summit nears, all-star speakers in place

Those who attended our first annual summit last spring need no persuasion. But this year's iteration of our signature event, returning May 3-5, will be even more compelling. Read on to see who will be here, why you should join them, and how to make that happen.

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