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June 1, 2017

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.

May 30, 2017

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.

May 17, 2017

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.

May 10, 2017

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.

May 5, 2017

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.

Louisiana

Geoff George

February 1, 2017

Cities

Arx Pax's Greg Henderson on his floating foundation system

Geoff George

February 1, 2017

Cities

Arx Pax's Greg Henderson on his floating foundation system

Henderson and his wife, Jill, founded Arx Pax in 2012, and their first patent was for a three-tiered foundation system, the SAFE Building System, meant to protect structures from flooding and earthquakes by floating them. Learn how it works and where Arx Pax is looking to build pilot projects as sea levels continue to rise.

Rob McManamy

November 17, 2015

Architecture + Design, Construction

Lean delivery sticks landing at new Bell Helicopter Facility

Rob McManamy

November 17, 2015

Architecture + Design, Construction

Lean delivery sticks landing at new Bell Helicopter Facility

"Helicopter parents" are known for hovering, monitoring their child's every move. As owners, though, Bell Helicopter is one of the key reasons that the design-assist team behind a new assembly plant delivered in the clutch.

Permitted Outside Media

August 29, 2015

Architecture + Design, Business, Cities

Ten years after Katrina, delta picks competing 100-year visions

Permitted Outside Media

August 29, 2015

Architecture + Design, Business, Cities

Ten years after Katrina, delta picks competing 100-year visions

On Aug. 20, the nonprofit Changing Course announced the winners of its design competition and the teams’ 100-year visions for restoring and sustaining the Mississippi River Delta for the people and industries that call it home.