When the Dow Jones topped 20,000 this week, it only confirmed what many in the AEC sector were already seeing: bullish optimism. Here, Brick & Mortar Ventures' Curtis Rodgers and others explain how that is helping to fund even more next-gen technology.
Chicago Hackathon peppered with good ideas
EXTRA! EXTRA! CEO Tech Forum Makes News (Pt 2)
In addition to all the inspiring words and dazzling demos on display last week, several speakers and attendees at BW's first-ever CEO Tech Forum also made news worth noting. Here are the top five announcements in the order they were made.
Tired of waiting, Doherty calls BIM end run
For cities, green may be the only future
China Trade Mission yields Smart returns
Chicago atwitter in wake of 1st AEC Hackathon
Chicago's first-ever AEC Hackathon took over BuiltWorlds this past weekend, filling our space with creative engineers, architects, coders, hackers, students and volunteers. Teammates eagerly reached across competitive silos to collaborate on solving industry problems. Some took home prizes, but all left energized and blessed with new friends.
Tech Trinity: Three worldly predictions for 2015
Optimism fuels FutureTech, collaborative momentum grows
Despite uncertainty surrounding the host's new ownership, legal concerns over liability in the age of collaboration, and doubts about the sustainability of yet another sports construction boom, the excitement and overall optimism was still enough to overwhelm the ENR FutureTech conference in Atlanta earlier this month.
