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.
After years of increasingly frustrated and desperately pointed community activism, the University of Chicago Medical Center has announced plans to build a $40-million adult trauma center on its Hyde Park campus.
In this BW Session, we chat with Tim Ozinga, fourth generation co-owner and marketing whiz at the 87-year-old concrete supplier. Our talk darted from natural gas and Big Data to 3D printing and, of course, concrete. Look out below!
The Windy City is still shaking. Techweek Chicago blew through town June 20-28 and transformed the eighth floor of the majestic Merchandise Mart into a futuristic forum for thousands seeking a preview of what will emerge next.