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

San Francisco

SF's Millennium Tower deemed safe, for now, as legal issues rise

SF's Millennium Tower deemed safe, for now, as legal issues rise

After detecting water intrusion and stress on electrical raceways, city inspectors have indicated that a permanent engineering solution is required for San Francisco's Millennium Tower. In the meantime, the building's homeowners association has hired a celebrity lawyer to take the developer and others to court. 

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Top 16 BW News Stories of 2016

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Top 16 BW News Stories of 2016

When you're a startup, every year is precious. So, this week, we look back on a raucous year marked by notable tech advances, epic engineering feats, and urgent reminders of urban infrastructure needs.

VOTE! Stadia, schools, solar on U.S. ballots

VOTE! Stadia, schools, solar on U.S. ballots

Hold your nose and head to the polls, America! Like it or not, the AEC industry has much riding on votes that will be cast all across the U.S. on Nov. 8. In a year dominated by a U.S. presidential race like no other, we take a closer look at some of the bigger projects in play.

SF's sinking tower poses myriad challenges

SF's sinking tower poses myriad challenges

Earthshaking. Grabbing unwanted headlines, San Francisco's plush, 58-story Millennium Tower, the West's largest reinforced concrete structure, is sinking. Soil tests began this week and results may alter high-rise engineering in seismic zones everywhere. 

Zurich, Singapore top sustainability index

Zurich, Singapore top sustainability index

Americans love competition; everybody knows that. It's in our DNA. Well, then how do we feel about being shut out of the Top 25 on Dutch design giant Arcadis's Sustainable Cities Index 2016? Read on to see where the sustainability is strongest around the globe.

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.

Fact-finding World Tour Fuels Maker Conference

Fact-finding World Tour Fuels Maker Conference

Where there's a will, there's a way. That age-old theme is the driving mission behind the global maker movement, which Chicago's IIT Institute of Design will advance this month by presenting the results of its six-month, four-city Strategy World Tour.

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Investors Give PlanGrid a Most Happy Birthday

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Investors Give PlanGrid a Most Happy Birthday

The terrible twos and thrilling threes have given way to the 'freshly funded fours' at PlanGrid this month, where the SF-based digital blueprint repository is now celebrating a new round of investment and an even brighter outlook.

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Fieldwire takes task management to the jobsite

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Fieldwire takes task management to the jobsite

Launched in January 2013 by co-founders Yves Frinault and Javed Singha, San Francisco-based Fieldwire is helping project managers to run jobs more efficiently from the field. BW's Jonathan Barnes tells their story.

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Backed by big names, FLUX boosts data Flow via Interoperability

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Backed by big names, FLUX boosts data Flow via Interoperability

Google is known for pressing the boundaries of technology in virtually everything it does. Now, the global search giant and a host of AEC heavy hitters have helped to create Flux, a new process tool that may soon revolutionize our industry.

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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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Eyes in the sky climb as temporary regs near

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Eyes in the sky climb as temporary regs near

Unmanned aerial systems are fast-becoming a viable tool for more project stakeholders. This spring, as new federal legislation is introduced for limited drone use, we look at the market and chat with contractor Graycor about its successful experiences in Arizona.

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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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Connectivity, BIM conquer complexity with collaboration

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Connectivity, BIM conquer complexity with collaboration

Could we be moving into a world where project partners are selected on capability rather than price? Arup's experience at UCSF's Mission Bay Hospital suggests that tantalizing possibility. Yes, welcome to the Big Room. 

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Autodesk commits $100M to 'spark' 3D printing revolution

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Autodesk commits $100M to 'spark' 3D printing revolution

An industry first, the Spark Investment Fund will help fund entrepreneurs, startups and researchers to advance 3D printing technology and accelerate the new industrial revolution. 

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