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

Engineering

Hyperloop One sees 11 possible US routes

Hyperloop One sees 11 possible US routes

Propelled by such disruptors as Elon Musk and Peter Diamandis, and backed by firms like AECOM, ARUP, Parsons, and BIG, the dream of swift ground transport across vast distances may be within reach. Here's the latest on Hyperloop One's global challenge.

CEO Q&A: Scarangello passion is innovation

CEO Q&A: Scarangello passion is innovation

What is it about The Bronx and BW Summit keynotes? Last spring, Bronx NY native and famous big thinker Peter Diamandis wowed our crowd. Next month, Bronx-born Thornton Tomasetti CEO Tom Scarangello will tell us all about his own inspiring vision. 

Atlanta bridge fire, collapse sends warning

Atlanta bridge fire, collapse sends warning

Even for a city historically linked to fire, the blaze that brought down a 350-ft-long stretch of I-85 in Atlanta last week was one for the ages. Now, every U.S. city is on notice to make sure it doesn't happen to them. Here's what investigators know so far...

New start: Illinois Tech engineers 2017 ASCE Concrete Canoe (pt 1)

New start: Illinois Tech engineers 2017 ASCE Concrete Canoe (pt 1)

Each year, teams of student engineers design, construct, and race a canoe made of concrete against other university teams in the ASCE's Concrete Canoe competition. This year, we're once again following the Illinois Tech team as they try to make it to Nationals.

Avery Bang: A bridge-builder in every sense

Avery Bang: A bridge-builder in every sense

Bang's big theory. At 32, she has already won more accolades than most of us will compile in a lifetime. But as one of the stars of the new IMAX film Dream Big, the Bridges to Prosperity CEO also knows this is her best chance to inspire others to make 'heroic' career choices.  

New engineering considerations as prefab/modular work grows

New engineering considerations as prefab/modular work grows

A new report from FMI indicates that prefabrication and modularization work is increasing. Aine Brazil, vice chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, explains how the trend might impact the work of structural engineers, using her firm's work on Stavros Niarchos Foundation–David Rockefeller River Campus at Rockefeller University as a case study.

Universities engineer real-world system and product solutions

Universities engineer real-world system and product solutions

From sustainable stormwater management and the mapping of urban infrastructure to “Smart Trees” and net-zero tiny homes, institutions such as Northwestern University, Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois–Champaign-Urbana are seeking to bringing innovative design solutions to market

Inspiring future engineers, Hollywood-style

Inspiring future engineers, Hollywood-style

Ready for their closeup! Backed by Bechtel and ASCE, a spectacular new IMAX feature, Dream BIG, has opened in 50 cities for National Engineers Week. BuiltWorlds previewed the inspiring ode to next-gen problem-solvers. Click here to see multiple clips.

Developer Hines showing sizable interest in wood buildings

Developer Hines showing sizable interest in wood buildings

With a seven-story mixed-use wood-framed structure under its belt, Hines is fanning out to Chicago—and possibly Atlanta—to construct similar structures for tenants who prefer the rustic qualities of timber over the same-old, same-old. 

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Top 16 BW News Stories of 2016

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Top 16 BW News Stories of 2016

When you're a startup, every year is precious. So, this week, we look back on a raucous year marked by notable tech advances, epic engineering feats, and urgent reminders of urban infrastructure needs.

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Top 10 BuiltWorlds Videos of 2016

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Top 10 BuiltWorlds Videos of 2016

In the last year, our original video series brought together the built environment’s most impactful firms and powerful thought leaders. As we wrap up 2016, we look back at the top 10 videos we produced.

Dubai and Jeddah structures both may eclipse world's tallest

Dubai and Jeddah structures both may eclipse world's tallest

Two Middle East towers are vying for the distinction as the world's tallest. The winner is already known, but the other structure, due for completion in 2020, may temporarily eclipse the current tallest building, Dubai, UAE's Burj Khalifa, first. 

Water pressures: 7 hopeful signs

Water pressures: 7 hopeful signs

From New Orleans and Amsterdam to Flint, MI, and Teheran, cities across the globe are frantically racing to upgrade their fragile water systems ahead of the coming surge in urban repopulation. Here are seven reasons for urgent optimism about our water future

Chernobyl caps toxic site, 30 years later

Chernobyl caps toxic site, 30 years later

For those who recall the terrifying news of a Ukrainian nuclear accident that shook the world in 1986, the scene this week of successful global cooperation there would have been impossible to imagine. See for yourself, though, with these two time-lapse videos. 

Hyperloop pods revealed for Dubai debut

Hyperloop pods revealed for Dubai debut

BIG boost. Determined to lead in global engineering, tiny Dubai said this month that it will build the world's first functioning hyperloop transport system, aiming for speeds of 700 mph. The high-powered team now includes Danish disruptor Bjarke Ingels.

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