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

urban design

Growing cities must surmount big threats to ecosystems

Growing cities must surmount big threats to ecosystems

Join us for our next SmartWorlds special event on Urban Ecosystems and how global cities must find ways to manage sustainably the huge growth speeding their way. Peter Ellis, John Tolva, Paul Doherty, and Susan Heinking all will discuss.

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After decades of delay, LaGuardia remake at last taking flight

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After decades of delay, LaGuardia remake at last taking flight

In 2014, VP Biden said, "If you were blind-folded and taken to LaGuardia Airport, you'd think you were in a third-world country." Last week, NY's Gov. picked up that gauntlet and unveiled a huge, public-private redevelopment plan.

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Smart cities are more than sensors, big data and traffic cams

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Smart cities are more than sensors, big data and traffic cams

Investing billions in big data and smart technology isn’t the only answer to building more sustainable urban areas. We need to focus on the big levers, writes Emma Stewart in The Guardian.

CTBUH: 'Sustainable vertical urbanism' achievable

CTBUH: 'Sustainable vertical urbanism' achievable

Meeting in Shanghai, the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat called for a new social, economic and political framework between city governments and the private sector to deliver a connected, 3-D vision of “sustainable vertical urbanism.”

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