Karl Sorensen

February 12, 2015

Born of necessity, Machinio now top equipment matchmaker

Karl Sorensen

February 12, 2015

Born of necessity, Machinio now top equipment matchmaker

Machinio, a comprehensive search engine for buying and selling used industrial machinery and heavy equipment, has been an unqualified success. If you haven't heard of it before, trust us. You will.

Karl Sorensen

February 5, 2015

Book It! Deadline nears for first BW community resource guide

Karl Sorensen

February 5, 2015

Book It! Deadline nears for first BW community resource guide

"BuiltWorlds Book. Get 'yer BuiltWorlds Book." Coming soon! Our presses are just heating up. Next month, BuiltWorlds will roll out its first community resource guide to help connect all the innovative, collaborative firms and individuals who have signed on to help us better serve the built environment and to change the world! Find out how you can get involved!

Karl Sorensen

January 29, 2015

Zebras we can cheer for this Super Bowl

Karl Sorensen

January 29, 2015

This Super Sunday, when you sit back to enjoy the big game, raise a glass to BW friend and NFL partner Zebra Technologies, whose player tracking monitors should make the experience even more memorable.

Karl Sorensen

January 22, 2015

Construction

'Excess Granted': Subs can now capitalize on project overages

Karl Sorensen

January 22, 2015

Construction

'Excess Granted': Subs can now capitalize on project overages

Threader is removing the stress and the risk from the material procurement process. And MEP contractors are winning big.

Karl Sorensen

January 21, 2015

Operations + Maintenance, Cities

DIVVY pedals toward smarter, fitter future

Karl Sorensen

January 21, 2015

Operations + Maintenance, Cities

DIVVY pedals toward smarter, fitter future

Unable to make our 'Lunch with Divvy' last week? No problem. WATCH THE VIDEO RECAP. And while you do, ask yourself: Could the urban transportation wave of the future actually be the vehicle of the past?

Karl Sorensen

January 14, 2015

Leaving the tried and true to 'engage' a higher calling

Karl Sorensen

January 14, 2015

Leaving the tried and true to 'engage' a higher calling

Lean but not mean, Chicago startup Engage Civil is not only looking to reinvent the engineering profession, but owner Kelsey Taylor wants to elevate the industry, as well. Some may say that he's a dreamer, but...

Karl Sorensen

December 23, 2014

Construction

Trimble, Clayco among those cleared for drone takeoff by FAA

Karl Sorensen

December 23, 2014

Construction

Trimble, Clayco among those cleared for drone takeoff by FAA

In a significant move by the FAA, four U.S. firms have been cleared for commercial drone use, two of them from the built environment. All indications suggest many more are to come.

Karl Sorensen

December 23, 2014

Forecast Gift Basket: Consensus sees blue skies ahead

Karl Sorensen

December 23, 2014

Forecast Gift Basket: Consensus sees blue skies ahead

"Construction expansion should become more broad-based in 2015, with support coming from more sectors than was often the case in recent years," concludes chief economist and vice president for Dodge Data & Analytics, Robert Murray.

Karl Sorensen

December 21, 2014

Architecture + Design, Operations + Maintenance, Construction

Zero-G 3D Printer an 'out of this world' first

Karl Sorensen

December 21, 2014

Architecture + Design, Operations + Maintenance, Construction

Zero-G 3D Printer an 'out of this world' first

The tagline "the sky is no longer the limit for 3D printing" was successfully put to the test by California-based hardware developer, Made in Space.

Karl Sorensen

December 20, 2014

Architecture + Design, Cities

Biennial spurs lakefront microarchitecture contest

Karl Sorensen

December 20, 2014

Architecture + Design, Cities

Biennial spurs lakefront microarchitecture contest

"Make no big kiosks"? The Chicago Architecture Biennial has launched a micro-design competition to celebrate both the city and its iconic lakefront.

Karl Sorensen

December 13, 2014

Construction

Boost productivity with tech tools already onsite

Karl Sorensen

December 13, 2014

Construction

Boost productivity with tech tools already onsite

Communications guru Bridgit has released a new eBook, 5 Free Ways to Increase Your Productivity On-site... Using the Technology You Already Have. The goal? To help project managers overcome lingering tech fears by showing them how easily they can leverage common tools already at their fingertips.

Karl Sorensen

December 8, 2014

BW Sessions: Table XI

Karl Sorensen

December 8, 2014

Industry problem solver, Table XI, shows that building trust and having fun are not mutually exclusive activities.

Karl Sorensen

December 7, 2014

Flexibility key at 'unprecedented' Northwestern facility

Karl Sorensen

December 7, 2014

Flexibility key at 'unprecedented' Northwestern facility

Anticipated for completion in 2016, the five-story, 410,000-sq-ft lakefront education center will be a 'game-changer' for business schools nationwide, one that combines the physical and virtual in unprecedented ways.

Karl Sorensen

November 26, 2014

Software and engineers must evolve together

Karl Sorensen

November 26, 2014

Software and engineers must evolve together

Humans will always be essential, blogs Arup structural engineer Peng Liu, but engineers must make the effort to co-evolve and keep pace with the work-saving, mind-blowing software at their disposal.

Karl Sorensen

November 24, 2014

Five mobile apps for construction project management

Karl Sorensen

November 24, 2014

Five mobile apps for construction project management

As part of a recent national AGC webinar, the Atlanta-based 'ConnAppGuru' offered advice on five construction workflows and the new applications that will help improve them.

Karl Sorensen

November 21, 2014

Trumpeting a Smarter Way to Collaborate

Karl Sorensen

November 21, 2014

The SmartUse Value Proposition, In 5 Sentences

Karl Sorensen

November 17, 2014

Architecture + Design, Construction

Designed in ArchiCAD, energy efficiency finds a home in NJ

Karl Sorensen

November 17, 2014

Architecture + Design, Construction

Designed in ArchiCAD, energy efficiency finds a home in NJ

Relying heavily on ArchiCAD software as a design tool, architect Andrew Passacantando designed a complex, energy-efficient house that "went up without a single hiccup".

Karl Sorensen

November 14, 2014

Architecture + Design

Unity survey sees big gains in AEC visualization use

Karl Sorensen

November 14, 2014

Architecture + Design

Unity survey sees big gains in AEC visualization use

"We are entering an era of innovation in how we communicate design and push the realm of architectural visualization to the next level"

Karl Sorensen

November 13, 2014

Architecture + Design

BW Sessions: MasterGraphics

Karl Sorensen

November 13, 2014

Architecture + Design

MasterGraphics is leveraging their technological expertise to create a more efficient building environment.

Karl Sorensen

November 6, 2014

Operations + Maintenance, Business

Navistar upgrades OnCommand for real-time integration

Karl Sorensen

November 6, 2014

Operations + Maintenance, Business

Navistar upgrades OnCommand for real-time integration

This month, Navistar announced upgrades to its OnCommand Connection platform, further increasing uptime, decreasing downtime, and achieving industry accolades.