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

New York

Building NYC's $20+ billion, 28-acre Hudson Yards

Building NYC's $20+ billion, 28-acre Hudson Yards

Walker Thisted, BuiltWorlds producer and resident architect, traveled to New York City last month and took a look at Hudson Yards, the big redevelopment project on Manhattan's west side.

$10B JFK Airport revamp latest in NYC infrastructure boom

$10B JFK Airport revamp latest in NYC infrastructure boom

P3s and design-build are driving mega-projects ranging from Penn Station to LaGuardia Airport and the Tappan Zee Toll Bridge.

Real deals: Six P3 jobs in 7 states now underway

Real deals: Six P3 jobs in 7 states now underway

Public-private partnerships sure have been in the news lately, not always in the best light. But despite high-profile setbacks, most recently in Rio, the innovative project financing option still is gaining ground in the U.S. Here's a six-pack of tangible examples.

Cities' gravitational pull grows for firms, people

Cities' gravitational pull grows for firms, people

Rise of the City. It's more than just urban renewal. The era of Global Cities is upon us and a recent, high-level forum in Chicago focused on how to address human needs in the new, data-driven metropolis. Author and urban planner Alan Mammoser reports.

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Thornton Tomasetti, Weidlinger merge to push Innovation

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Thornton Tomasetti, Weidlinger merge to push Innovation

For more than 50 years, two NYC-based engineering firms have admired each other from afar. But now, brought together by a mutual zeal for innovation and R&D, the award-wining heavyweights have opted to join forces. 

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Early tech skills buttressed legendary engineering career

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Early tech skills buttressed legendary engineering career

In a passage from his elegant memoir, structural engineering icon Charlie Thornton recounts his early days in practice, his first two projects, and how an elemental knowledge of computers gave his career a leg up in 1964.

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After decades of delay, LaGuardia remake at last taking flight

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After decades of delay, LaGuardia remake at last taking flight

In 2014, VP Biden said, "If you were blind-folded and taken to LaGuardia Airport, you'd think you were in a third-world country." Last week, NY's Gov. picked up that gauntlet and unveiled a huge, public-private redevelopment plan.

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Nordstrom Tower aims to surpass 1WTC

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Nordstrom Tower aims to surpass 1WTC

Spy v. Spy? No, Smith v. Smith. The race between Adrian Smith and his old firm SOM is heating up in both New York City and the Middle East, where two pairs of towers are locked in a multi-year contest for the record books.

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Tall Tech Showdown: Empire State Building v. Burj Khalifa

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Tall Tech Showdown: Empire State Building v. Burj Khalifa

From the Biblical Tower of Babel to the ongoing surge of skyscrapers, building tall has always been the tallest of orders. FieldLens' Kelly Lignos Ziv compares the tech behind two of history's most iconic towers.

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Milestones, millstones and the arc of history

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Milestones, millstones and the arc of history

Attending ENR's recent 50th Anniversary awards dinner in NYC, the author visited the 9/11 Memorial, prompting emotions and reflections on history that ultimately turned hopeful. Perhaps they will have the same effect on you. 

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10 Ways to Improve Architecture Competitions

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10 Ways to Improve Architecture Competitions

The competitive nature, it's in our blood; running deeper in some than others. When architects face off in competition with each other to build the highest tower, they collaborate to provide feedback. That's exactly the case with the recently completed poll from New York's Van Alen Institute with their "Design Competition Survey". 

Big Apple Recap: "If You Can Hack it There..."

Big Apple Recap: "If You Can Hack it There..."

The AEC Hackathon lit up Manhattan last weekend, taking over FieldLens HQ. (Next month, the show comes to BuiltWorlds!) Here, Autodesk's Jaime Rosales summarizes the latest highlights from New York.

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Four U.S. micro-apartment projects to watch in 2015

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Four U.S. micro-apartment projects to watch in 2015

In 2014, we heard a lot more talk about micro-apartments than we saw action. New York-based developer Adam Hengels thinks that will change this year and previews a number of promising examples.

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