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

Architecture + Design

AIA, Pritzker Shower Prizes on Inspiring Practitioners

AIA, Pritzker Shower Prizes on Inspiring Practitioners

Honoring professional excellence, innovation, sustainability and even humanitarian acts, the design profession's two most prestigious authoritative bodies have issued their annual awards. See who and what won, and why.  

Over Here: World War One Lures Another Youthful Recruit

Over Here: World War One Lures Another Youthful Recruit

Call it beginner's luck. Big time. A 25-year-old Chicago architect-to-be this week was chosen to design the World War One Memorial in Washington DC. Learn more about the weight he must now bear, and watch the announcement video.

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Guru's Guide: 5 New Apps for The New Year

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Guru's Guide: 5 New Apps for The New Year

ConAppGuru may have a new home at JBKnowledge now, but he is still dispensing primo tech wisdom on the side. Here is his first batch of picks for the year, listing new apps that hold mucho promise for improving your business.

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Level of Accuracy: When the virtual world meets The Real One

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Level of Accuracy: When the virtual world meets The Real One

No doubt, the use of technology has vastly improved our prefabricated products, but it also has created a culture less tolerant of any so-called mistakes in the field. David Francis, AGC's BIM Forum MEP Group chair, seeks to reconcile the discrepancies.

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Four Key Changes to Chicago Building Permits in 2016

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Four Key Changes to Chicago Building Permits in 2016

The building permit process in Chicago is constantly evolving, making it hard to stay abreast of changes that may affect your project. Here are four of the most important things you need to know about building permits this year.

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Bye-bye Biennial: Reviews mixed as Chicago Exhibit Closes

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Bye-bye Biennial: Reviews mixed as Chicago Exhibit Closes

Taken on its own terms, the Chicago Architecture Biennial was an “unequivocal success,” an event that now joins it with Venice on the world stage. But many think the Windy City's initial international effort was not ambitious enough.

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C-Suite Corner: BE&K Building Group's Mac Carpenter

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C-Suite Corner: BE&K Building Group's Mac Carpenter

State of the Union. BE&K Building Group President Mac Carpenter chats about how his design-build firm last summer emerged from the shadow of its former parent to reclaim its own storied identity. The future looks very bright, he says.

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WATCH: The LEEDing Issues Behind Method's Innovative Design

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WATCH: The LEEDing Issues Behind Method's Innovative Design

Every rock band yearns to earn a platinum record. On December 3, the band responsible for designing and constructing Chicago's LEED Platinum Method soap manufacturing facility were on hand at BuiltWorlds to discuss the strategies to build an instant icon...rocked our house while doing so.

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Talking Design with the Public in Mind

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Talking Design with the Public in Mind

When it comes to architecture, Public Interest Design stands at the front of the architectural vanguard. Recently, David Dewane conducted four interviews with influential leaders in the community who are leading the charge for greater social impact design. 

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Face IT: Technology is not trendy. It’s reality

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Face IT: Technology is not trendy. It’s reality

With innovation happening on multiple fronts, all at the speed of light, we have entered the modern age of construction, writes Procore CEO Tooey Courtemanche. Here are several reasons he sees more dreams taking wing in 2016. 

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Emergency, Emergency! Bechtel Chief Pens Urgent P3 call

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Emergency, Emergency! Bechtel Chief Pens Urgent P3 call

The U.S. must renew its infrastructure to avoid economic decline. The recently passed $300-billion FAST Act is a good start, but much more action is needed ASAP, argues Bechtel Group's Brendan Bechtel, a former volunteer EMT.

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Under the Gun, Chicago Finally Re-Commits to South Side Trauma Center

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Under the Gun, Chicago Finally Re-Commits to South Side Trauma Center

After years of increasingly frustrated and desperately pointed community activism, the University of Chicago Medical Center has announced plans to build a $40-million adult trauma center on its Hyde Park campus. 

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WATCH: An Epic Tale of How Secret Teamwork Saved Lives, in 1978

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WATCH: An Epic Tale of How Secret Teamwork Saved Lives, in 1978

A final holiday treat before heading back to work on Monday. Sit back, relax and learn how a curious engineering student in 1978 discovered a design flaw that required feverish emergency repairs to make safe an iconic new NYC tower.

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BW NEWS: Our Top 10 stories of 2015

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BW NEWS: Our Top 10 stories of 2015

As a news and analysis site driven to develop and disseminate only the best in industry insight and innovation, BuiltWorlds clearly found its voice this year.

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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

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Architects beware! When buildings design themselves...

Automation could revolutionize architecture, by eliminating architects! That is the provocative premise of this Huffington Post essay by author and LEED pioneer, Lance Hosey, now sustainability chief at Perkins Eastman.

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Hopeful Seven: Obama Library Narrows Field of Architects

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Hopeful Seven: Obama Library Narrows Field of Architects

This week, the President and First Lady personally named seven elite architects as finalists to design the future Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side. Surprisingly, only one was local, but all are acclaimed modernists.

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Dear Developer, Want to Avoid Headaches? ENGAGE an Engineer

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Dear Developer, Want to Avoid Headaches? ENGAGE an Engineer

Civil engineer Kelsey Taylor risks the ire of architect pals to tell owners the best time to engage an engineer on a project is at the start, before critical land-based decisions are made and when mistakes can be avoided. 

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Top 5 Holiday Toys For The Little Builder In Your Life

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The Holidays are in full swing. So many opportunities to show others that you care. Too many? Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. We know there’s a burgeoning builder on your ‘nice’ list, so here are five gifts to fire their imaginations:

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