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Virginia to build $500M 'smart city in-a-box'

Virginia to build $500M 'smart city in-a-box'

Get Smart: Some 30 miles NW of DC, a high-powered team of designers, developers, builders and technologists is forming to create a $500-million, 2.5-million-sq-ft, 'Smart City In-a-Box' platform they expect will be transferrable all over the world.

AoT: Chicago first in U.S. with urban sensors

AoT: Chicago first in U.S. with urban sensors

Knowledge is power. How well does any city really work nowadays? How do we review that performance, and where do we gather the data? Those questions and more are on the table this fall as the nation's first Array of Things sensors are deployed throughout Chicago.

Final 7? Smart City Teams Eye $50M

Final 7? Smart City Teams Eye $50M

The Final Four may be ending this week, but the Magnificent Seven are still battling for dollars. Aiming to name a winner this June for its Smart City Challenge, USDOT has narrowed the field for a three-month race to the $50-million finish line. 

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How To Generate More Value From Your DocS Management System

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How To Generate More Value From Your DocS Management System

Electronic document management systems (EDMS) bring discipline to file management and project delivery processes. In the following White Paper, Newforma looks into how EDMS can help bring down the silos of the built environment.

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Google, Apple among titans taking White House climate pledge

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Google, Apple among titans taking White House climate pledge

While Congress struggles this summer with yet another transportation reauthorization bill, the Obama Administration and more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies have jointly launched an aggressive public-private initiative to address climate change. 

BW Sessions: PlanGrid

BW Sessions: PlanGrid

Just a short time ago, Tracy Young was on a California construction jobsite with a blueprint problem. Her one "hundred pounds of solid muscle"  were stuck lugging around a shopping cart filled with prints of all colors in the rainbow, not just blue. The building's plans were rapidly altering making it for everyone to stay on the same page, literally.

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And you thought doc management couldn't get any safer

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And you thought doc management couldn't get any safer

Newforma's new software ties EDMS workflows into other project delivery processes. The goal is to integrate document management systems to streamline workflows and reduce the risk of mistakes, explains cofounder Allen Preger.

UI Labs launches CityWorks urban incubator

UI Labs launches CityWorks urban incubator

UI LABS has launched CityWorks, a consortium of public and private heavy hitters aiming to create a global hub of infrastructure innovation. Created in collaboration with the City of Chicago, local universities and civic partners, CityWorks' founding members also include Microsoft, Accenture, ComEd, and Siemens.

City breaks ground on collaborative digital manufacturing hub

City breaks ground on collaborative digital manufacturing hub

With assists from both the state and federal governments, Chicago this week took a major step toward fusing its manufacturing past with its tech future.

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