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.
Promoting collaboration, coordination, efficiency, and design intent among owners, designers, and builders during the design phase is critical to laying the foundation for activities that occur in the field.
Government programs are calling for greater use of BIM. The United Kingdom and Russia require BIM proficiency to procure government-funded work, and Asia is mulling a similar move.
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.
On Wednesday, August 13 through Friday, August 15, Northwestern University hosted their annual Symposium for Technology for Design and Construction at their downtown Chicago campus.