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

Big Data

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.

Ten Memorable Quotes From Global Cities Forum

Ten Memorable Quotes From Global Cities Forum

When one major media company puts on a public forum, no matter how compelling, it's a good bet that its journalistic rivals will steer clear. (More room for us!) Read our take on the mind-bending second annual Financial Times' Forum on Global Cities. 

Dodge Data Acquires Ingenium Technologies

Dodge Data Acquires Ingenium Technologies

Just 16 months after its own sale to Symphony Technology Group, NY-based Dodge Data & Analytics is now making purchases of its own. Betting on bigger and better data, Dodge announced it has acquired Vancouver-based ConstructionPoints.  

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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Feds boost Chicago's array of things, big data project

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Feds boost Chicago's array of things, big data project

The National Science Foundation announced this week that it will provide a $3.1-million grant to a joint University of Chicago-Argonne National Laboratory team researching sensor technology and the array of things big data offers.

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Big Data Designs the Ideal Swedish Home

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Big Data Designs the Ideal Swedish Home

One nagging aspect of the massive "Big Data" harvest that continues to plague those mining it has been what to do with all that digitized information? Sweden's most popular real estate website, Hemnet, may have an answer. 

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Smart Cities: IBM, GSA on how building data will drive efficiencies

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Smart Cities: IBM, GSA on how building data will drive efficiencies

VIDEO: By 2025, buildings will the largest producer of greenhouse gases. Here, IBM convenes an expert online panel to discuss how smarter cities and structures can cut energy use, improve performance and just be more green.

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Rescue Robots are Imminent

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Rescue Robots are Imminent

With more FAA exemptions taking wing, UAVs are having an increasing impact on the built environment. On land, robots are integrating more into our day-to-day lives, and sometimes even bringing saving lives. On June 23rd, join us as we host Robots to the Rescue: The Evolution of Unmanned Vehicles.

Internet of Buildings: The New Epoch of Computing

Internet of Buildings: The New Epoch of Computing

Due to the limits of modern digital architecture, Smart Cities expert Paul Doherty says we are now at the dawn of a new architecture, one that sits atop the current reliable substrate and takes its form from a new breed of bricks and mortar.

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Growing again, Bentley adds C3global, Amulet Analytics

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Growing again, Bentley adds C3global, Amulet Analytics

In yet another acquisition, Bentley Systems has acquired U.K.-based C3global, provider of web-based Amulet software for operational analytics.

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