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

Trimble

Q&A: Lon Grohs on the future of VR and V-Ray in AEC

Q&A: Lon Grohs on the future of VR and V-Ray in AEC

The chief commercial officer of Chaos Group, maker of the V-Ray software that produces photo-realistic renderings for film, virtual reality, and architectural models, discusses how VR/AR will expand further into the AEC space in the near future and how his firm's product will develop with the trend.

INFOGRAPHIC: AEC tech investments soar

INFOGRAPHIC: AEC tech investments soar

Disruption comes in many forms, and in this industry, investments are accelerating all of them. Here, Lendlease's Burcin Kaplanoglu offers an exclusive snapshot of the last two years in AEC tech funding and how that has fueled a continuing tech revolution.

Aaand... Action! 5 Takes on Greenbuild L.A.

Aaand... Action! 5 Takes on Greenbuild L.A.

Lights! Camera! Take action! This week, as 20,000 sustainable AEC professionals from all over the world flock to L.A., the birthplace of smog is proudly showing off its award-winning green bona fides. Here's what Greenbuild 2016 attendees should know.

7 Memorable Moments from the AGC-IT Forum

7 Memorable Moments from the AGC-IT Forum

See IT... Learn IT... Build IT... That was the simple, bottom-line theme of this year's 8th annual conference of the AGC-IT Forum, which returned to Chicago earlier this month. Here is our unscientific roundup of some highlights that resonated.

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Trimble adds Vianova, boosts BIM offerings for infrastructure

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Trimble adds Vianova, boosts BIM offerings for infrastructure

Tech giant Trimble announced last week that it had acquired Norway's Vianova Systems to expand its civil engineering and infrastructure software solutions. The deal extends Trimble's Constructible Model across the project lifecycle.

Trimble, Clayco among those cleared for drone takeoff by FAA

Trimble, Clayco among those cleared for drone takeoff by FAA

In a significant move by the FAA, four U.S. firms have been cleared for commercial drone use, two of them from the built environment. All indications suggest many more are to come.

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Hammer Time: Viewpoint 4-peats as top tech firm @ London IT awards

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Hammer Time: Viewpoint 4-peats as top tech firm @ London IT awards

Viewpoint, Bentley, Graphisoft, Tekla and Autodesk were among the multiple winners of this year's 'Hammer' awards, bestowed last month at Construction Computing magazine's annual black-tie gala in London.

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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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Bentley, Trimble team to boost modeling, project delivery

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Bentley, Trimble team to boost modeling, project delivery

Concurrent announcements at Bentley's 'Year in Infrastructure 2014' conference in London and Trimble's Dimensions 2014 Conference in Las Vegas underscore collaboration for industry benefit

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Hacking a $7-trillion industry in a weekend

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Hacking a $7-trillion industry in a weekend

How does a famously change-resistant industry remake itself for modern day? One way to start would be to gather 100+ innovators under one roof, put them on separate teams, and then pose problems for them to solve and deadlines for them to meet...

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Trimble's latest deal a dream for Frank Gehry

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Trimble's latest deal a dream for Frank Gehry

On a buying spree since 2009, Trimble now gets GTeam, a cloud-based project management and collaboration platform. It also now owns GT’s project design, modeling, optimization, and management services arm, too.

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