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

Unity

The future of cost estimation, from BIM to VR and beyond

The future of cost estimation, from BIM to VR and beyond

Estimating is one of the most tedious and revision-heavy aspects of the construction process, but a few new solutions, including model-based estimating, VR, and generative design, offer potential ways to speed it up.

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For Real: Architect Goes Virtual to Bolster Youth Outreach

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For Real: Architect Goes Virtual to Bolster Youth Outreach

As part of an elaborate fundraising vehicle, Studio Talo Architecture in Evanston IL this fall has visitors and prospective investors salivating over the do-gooding possibilities inherent in 3D BIM modeling, John Gregerson reports.

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Unity ups AEC game via VIMtrek partnership

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Unity ups AEC game via VIMtrek partnership

Determined to broaden its reach into the design and construction industry, San Francisco-based video game giant Unity Technologies is partnering with AEC specialist VIMtrek Group in an exclusive distribution alliance.

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Gaming + visualization: Sharing tools, creating experiences

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Gaming + visualization: Sharing tools, creating experiences

As video games have evolved, the tools used to create them have advanced rapidly to mimic reality. Such visualization through game technology can now help designers serve clients better, say two Gensler designers.

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Meet Mortenson's virtual maestro

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Meet Mortenson's virtual maestro

As Star Trek fans know well, anyone named "Khan!" is not to be trifled with. The same holds true in VDC circles, where a much more benevolent Khan is leading one of the nation's largest teams of virtual builders.

Tech Trinity: Three worldly predictions for 2015

Tech Trinity: Three worldly predictions for 2015

What's ahead this year? Archi-tech guru Paul Doherty predicts that the Internet of Things, digital fabrication, and real-time gaming environments for Smart Cities will lead the way.

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