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

Singapore

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.

, , ,

Face IT: Technology is not trendy. It’s reality

, , ,
Face IT: Technology is not trendy. It’s reality

With innovation happening on multiple fronts, all at the speed of light, we have entered the modern age of construction, writes Procore CEO Tooey Courtemanche. Here are several reasons he sees more dreams taking wing in 2016. 

, , ,

Green Giants tower over CTBUH AWARDs

, , ,
Green Giants tower over CTBUH AWARDs

Just weeks after its marathon, week-long conference in NYC, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat still somehow saved the best for last, this month bestowing its 14th annual awards at IIT in Chicago. BW was there. 

, ,

World Building of The Year Is...

, ,
World Building of The Year Is...

As the World Architecture Festival concluded in Singapore’s, over 2,000 architects from around the globe waited with bated breath to hear where the top prize was headed. Finally, it was revealed that The Interlace brought home the crown as WAF’s 2015 “Building of the Year”.

Google+ Google+