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

United Nations

U.S., China ratify, amplify Paris Climate Pact

U.S., China ratify, amplify Paris Climate Pact

Last week in China, on the eve of the G20 Summit, the world's two biggest economies and top polluters took concrete steps to reduce carbon emissions. Their action all but ensures the Paris Agreement will take effect next year.

Arup, Rockefeller Launch City Resilience Tool

Arup, Rockefeller Launch City Resilience Tool

Last week in London, after years of joint research and testing, global engineering giant ARUP and the Rockefeller Foundation jointly unveiled a new City Resilience Index, a "pioneering tool for cities to understand and assess their resilience." 

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New Global Goals: Can we do more (and better) with less?

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New Global Goals: Can we do more (and better) with less?

Between Pope Francis's environmental calls to action last month before both Congress and the U.N., the world body issued important new sustainability goals that Global Cities fellow Michael Tiboris finds most encouraging.

Bloomberg: Cities hold key to beating back climate change

Bloomberg: Cities hold key to beating back climate change

It will be no small challenge for cities to absorb the tsunami of urban dwellers rushing towards them. Yet advances in technology are making transformational advances in infrastructure possible globally, writes Michael Bloomberg.

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