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

Vancouver

Tall wood structures rising above doubts

Tall wood structures rising above doubts

Timber! Long-held reservations are falling for building tall with wood. This week, the National Building Museum examines "the only building material that can both reduce carbon emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere." BuiltWorlds joins the discussion.

Dodge Data Acquires Ingenium Technologies

Dodge Data Acquires Ingenium Technologies

Just 16 months after its own sale to Symphony Technology Group, NY-based Dodge Data & Analytics is now making purchases of its own. Betting on bigger and better data, Dodge announced it has acquired Vancouver-based ConstructionPoints.  

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Environmental Awareness Not Just a Week at CannonDesign

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Environmental Awareness Not Just a Week at CannonDesign

For 13 years, CannonDesign has held an internal, firm-wide Environmental Awareness Week, drawing on outside experts to educate and reenergize staff and leadership re environmental stewardship. Other firms are paying attention. 

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