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

Clark Davis

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Building a Rainforest Firm: Lessons from Silicon Valley

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Building a Rainforest Firm: Lessons from Silicon Valley

Your design firm can step up its game by adopting a few principles that have made Silicon Valley the world’s most fertile place on earth for innovation. Clark Davis relays suggestions from an influential book gaining popularity.

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What do you know or do better than just about anyone else?

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What do you know or do better than just about anyone else?

In the 21st century, successful people and firms will be engaged for what they know and do uniquely well within a world of competition and a much more specialized marketplace of ideas and services, writes Clark Davis.

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Poor project planning: Why do we do this to ourselves?

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Poor project planning: Why do we do this to ourselves?

Owners and project teams often just fail to plan for the uncertainties that we all know are present in complex capital projects. Clark Davis writes that the best way to manage such contingencies is to collaboratively anticipate them.

Celebrating job growth's healthy ripple effects

Celebrating job growth's healthy ripple effects

Our industry has good reason to be so upbeat about the economy's steady job growth, says architect Clark Davis. Twenty years ago, he saw that his firm's earnings almost exactly mirrored macro- trends in hiring. That’s still holding true today.

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Will you be playing the same old tune in 2015?

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Will you be playing the same old tune in 2015?

'Tis the season for resolutions, forecasts, plans, and budgets for a new year. Individually, we’ll take stock of what we got done in 2014, and think about how we can be better and do better next year. Here, AIA thought leader Clark Davis offers three things to consider while mapping strategy for 2015. 

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Perfection: Is it possible in design and construction?

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Perfection: Is it possible in design and construction?

All jobs are fraught with uncertainty. How is improved collaboration helping teams work together better and manage expectations? New research sponsored by AIA, AGC, DBIA, the Lean Construction Institute, Autodesk, and Graphisoft examines that question.

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