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

LEED

Frances Perkins, Love, and a Green Mission to Serve

Frances Perkins, Love, and a Green Mission to Serve

Last week in Wisconsin, BuiltWorlds was honored to meet Marge Anderson, 2015 National Board Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council, and EVP of nonprofit Seventhwave. Here, she writes about the spirit and ethic that drives their work. 

INFOGRAPHIC: USGBC's top 10 leed-ing states

INFOGRAPHIC: USGBC's top 10 leed-ing states

Every year, USGBC names the top U.S. states for sustainable building through LEED certification. In 2015 alone, 1,633 such projects were certified, covering 275 million sq ft. For the third year in a row, Illinois ranked greenest of the green, per capita.

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WATCH: The LEEDing Issues Behind Method's Innovative Design

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WATCH: The LEEDing Issues Behind Method's Innovative Design

Every rock band yearns to earn a platinum record. On December 3, the band responsible for designing and constructing Chicago's LEED Platinum Method soap manufacturing facility were on hand at BuiltWorlds to discuss the strategies to build an instant icon...rocked our house while doing so.

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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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

Automation could revolutionize architecture, by eliminating architects! That is the provocative premise of this Huffington Post essay by author and LEED pioneer, Lance Hosey, now sustainability chief at Perkins Eastman.

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The Sustainable Madness Behind Their Method

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The Sustainable Madness Behind Their Method

An urban farmer, a general contractor, an architect, and a sustainability consultant all walk into a soap factory. This is far from a joke, though. Method soap's wild new soap plant is making more history, becoming the first manufacturing plant in its industry to earn LEED Platinum Certification with the collaboration of those aforemtioned four forces. 

Sustaining people, profit and our planet

Sustaining people, profit and our planet

Upon the release of his firm's new 2014 Sustainability Report, Thornton Tomasetti Chairman Tom Scarangello discusses his firm's energetic corporate citizenship and other promising trends driving the global industry.

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