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

Stanford University

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. 

Watch: Empower the Workforce in 4D

Watch: Empower the Workforce in 4D

Our recent BW Road Trip out West introduced us to Stanford's Dr. Martin Fishcher and an expert panel of industry tech wizards who are improving job searches, satisfaction, and performance. Three will take to the stage next month at BW's first-ever CEO Tech Forum.

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Is our industry stuck in the sixties?

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Is our industry stuck in the sixties?

The question might raise eyebrows, but it is definitely worth answering. Construction is a massive industry, representing $8.5 trillion worth of work worldwide every year. Imagine if it had better field communications, writes Fieldwire's CEO.

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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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Welcome to the Golden Age of collaboration

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Welcome to the Golden Age of collaboration

Project teams today can interact as never before, collaborating in real time and brainstorming on shared multitouch screens.  Not everyone is adapting as quickly but the hand-writing is on the wall that a new day is here, writes ENR's Tom Sawyer.

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