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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
Fatal falls continue to be a major problem in construction, so Baker Roofing Company takes extra steps to ensure its workers remain safe from harm—steps that have landed the firm on the list of the 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
In like a lamb, out like a lion. It took eight years, but after adding 23,000 jobs last month, U.S. construction employment is back to where it was when the economy cratered before President Obama took office. Even as hiring climbs, though, clouds are gathering.
Despite a continuing stream of new work, the U.S. construction industry is continuing to see its labor pool drain. Now, the latest BLS jobs report has prompted AGC, ABC and others to express concern that the labor shortage will soon hold the economy back.
What the heck just happened? The U.S. construction industry is still chugging along at an extraordinarily healthy clip. So, how did we manage to lose 15,000 jobs in May? Great question. BuiltWorlds decided to ask AGC, ABC, and HardHatHub for some answers.
U.S. nonresidential construction activity has returned to levels not seen since 2009. But the surge in new contracts is such that some areas now actually find themselves slowing down to wait for the labor supply to catch up.
Famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld first made a name for himself by observing the eccentricies of the human condition. By taking an outsider’s perspective on daily routine, he could always light-heartedly pinpoint life’s most overlooked ironies or absurdities.