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

DIRTT

8 companies bringing robotics and automation to construction

8 companies bringing robotics and automation to construction

In anticipation of our upcoming “Rise of the Machines Conference” on April 6, we take a look at a few of the participating firms working to mechanize and simplify the building process through a variety of innovations.

Anchin is Back in: Construction & Development Forum Returns

Anchin is Back in: Construction & Development Forum Returns

Where do we go from here? That’s the main topic at this year’s Anchin Construction & Development Forum, returning February 11 to the New York Academy of Sciences in Lower Manhattan, just blocks from Wall Street. 

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Materials reuse panel more proof of green revoloution

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Materials reuse panel more proof of green revoloution

For some, this week's "monumental" annual Greenbuild Conference in DC actually may have started last week in Chicago, at an intimate panel discussion hosted by ARCHEWORKS and focused on building reuse and recycling.

WATCH: Real Estate Revolution

WATCH: Real Estate Revolution

As we ramp up to Tech in Real Estate II, what better time to take a look back at our first edition? Our full vid from their fireside chat lives up to the event's name by covering prefabrication, live tours of spaces in real-time video from anywhere, property crowdfunding platforms, and so very much more.

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Tech, Real Estate merge, promise virtual possibilities

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Tech, Real Estate merge, promise virtual possibilities

The real estate community converged on BuiltWorlds last week, and while some in the audience apparently fear losing their jobs to robots, most expressed excitement about the way technology is transforming their very traditional world.

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Next event: Tech Takes on Real Estate

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Next event: Tech Takes on Real Estate

What's next for BuiltWorlds? On May 14, Chicago's fast-growing super-collider of ideas will host an all-star panel of experts discussing how technology is completely changing the real estate market before our very eyes.

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