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

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Cities, data drive BW Summit conversations

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.

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.

Cities' gravitational pull grows for firms, people

Cities' gravitational pull grows for firms, people

Rise of the City. It's more than just urban renewal. The era of Global Cities is upon us and a recent, high-level forum in Chicago focused on how to address human needs in the new, data-driven metropolis. Author and urban planner Alan Mammoser reports.

Global Forum To Harness Metropolitan Might

Global Forum To Harness Metropolitan Might

With global cities continuing to grow, the world has never seemed smaller. London, New York, Shanghai, Dubai, Tokyo, all are digital neighbors with extraordinary influence. Global thought leaders this week are in Chicago strategizing for the coming whirlwind.

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New Global Goals: Can we do more (and better) with less?

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New Global Goals: Can we do more (and better) with less?

Between Pope Francis's environmental calls to action last month before both Congress and the U.N., the world body issued important new sustainability goals that Global Cities fellow Michael Tiboris finds most encouraging.

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Global forum calls for interconnected sustainability

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Global forum calls for interconnected sustainability

Immense challenge. Immediate opportunity. Last week's first-ever Chicago Forum on Global Cities attracted 600 delegates from 25 nations to talk about urgent topics such as sustainable design and reimagined infrastructure.

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Global cities will shape a smarter world

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Global cities will shape a smarter world

For the first time ever, more people now live in cities than not. By 2050, some 6.5 billion people will live and work in urban areas. In 1950, fewer than 1 billion did. This week, as the world flocks to the Chicago Forum on Global Cities, the president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs writes on this monumental shift.

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