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

USGBC

BW Summit nears, all-star speakers in place

BW Summit nears, all-star speakers in place

Those who attended our first annual summit last spring need no persuasion. But this year's iteration of our signature event, returning May 3-5, will be even more compelling. Read on to see who will be here, why you should join them, and how to make that happen.

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.

'Well' buildings: Beyond bricks and mortar

'Well' buildings: Beyond bricks and mortar

Well, well, well. Those headed to LA for Greenbuild 2016 would do 'well' to review the 7 criteria offered by the new WELL Building Standard, which puts health and wellness at the heart of commercial design. Here, one sustainability director discusses what that means.

USGBC: Neglected Schools Pose Dire Health Risks

USGBC: Neglected Schools Pose Dire Health Risks

Healthy buildings, healthy minds... An important new USGBC-led study looks at America's education infrastructure and finds it just as wanting as our aging roads and bridges. For a state-by-state analysis of where funding gaps rule, read on...

INFOGRAPHIC: USGBC's top 10 leed-ing states

INFOGRAPHIC: USGBC's top 10 leed-ing states

Every year, USGBC names the top U.S. states for sustainable building through LEED certification. In 2015 alone, 1,633 such projects were certified, covering 275 million sq ft. For the third year in a row, Illinois ranked greenest of the green, per capita.

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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

Automation could revolutionize architecture, by eliminating architects! That is the provocative premise of this Huffington Post essay by author and LEED pioneer, Lance Hosey, now sustainability chief at Perkins Eastman.

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Paris Climate Pact Makes History, Draws Business Backing

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Paris Climate Pact Makes History, Draws Business Backing

Greenpeace must be awfully confused after big business joined world governments today in Paris to end the UN COP21 conference with an historic agreement that actually left many attendees in tears. Is this what climate victory looks like? 

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Green Giants tower over CTBUH AWARDs

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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. 

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As movement grows, Passive House awards lead beyond LEED

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As movement grows, Passive House awards lead beyond LEED

Has LEED fallen behind? To listen to leaders of the Passive House movement, their group's stamp of approval already is more indicative of a building's commitment to green energy use. Read our report from their 10th annual conference. 

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GET SMART: ASCE revisits Cities of Tomorrow

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GET SMART: ASCE revisits Cities of Tomorrow

ASCE's Robert Reid asks: What will it take, and what will it mean, to live and work in a so-called smart city? And what roles will today's engineers play in these high-tech cities of tomorrow?

Sustaining people, profit and our planet

Sustaining people, profit and our planet

Upon the release of his firm's new 2014 Sustainability Report, Thornton Tomasetti Chairman Tom Scarangello discusses his firm's energetic corporate citizenship and other promising trends driving the global industry.

The World's Most Sustainable Structures

The World's Most Sustainable Structures

Melbourne's Pixel Building can claim that they are the most sustainable structure on the planet according to the Classic Window Replacement of Dublin, Ireland.  Among the dozen buildings featured in their new infrographic, Pixel was chosen to lead the pack due to they fact they were granted the highest ever LEED score by the US Green Building Council. Designed by architecture and design firm Studio 505, it can proudly claim to be Oz's first carbon neutral office building.

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