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

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Watch: A PEEK Into Tomorrow's Smart Mobilized World

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Watch: A PEEK Into Tomorrow's Smart Mobilized World

Earlier this summer, our SmartWorlds: Future Mobility event took a penetrating peak into how people, commerce, governments and utilities will navigate tomorrow's congested cities. Here now are all the videos from that special night.

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As global aluminum demand grows, LEED gains importance

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As global aluminum demand grows, LEED gains importance

Aluminum has been used in the AEC industry for over 80 years, but it’s playing a bigger role now thanks to the green movement. Here, BW gathers additional market insights from Sapa's Scott Condreay, a veteran extrusion expert.

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Spare to Share unveils new service swap app at BW Workshop

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Spare to Share unveils new service swap app at BW Workshop

Don't be surprised if 'Spare to Share', a new online community management solution for residential and commercial building communities, makes us all better neighbors. A recent BW workshop about the new app explained how. 

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New Global Goals: Can we do more (and better) with less?

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New Global Goals: Can we do more (and better) with less?

Between Pope Francis's environmental calls to action last month before both Congress and the U.N., the world body issued important new sustainability goals that Global Cities fellow Michael Tiboris finds most encouraging.

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The Evolution of Wearables for the AEC, Part 2

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The Evolution of Wearables for the AEC, Part 2

The next installment of James Benham's guide to wearable technology for the AEC industry. Here, the man also known as 'JBKnowledge' picks up where he left off and highlights the coolest devices soon to have an impact.

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Backed by big names, FLUX boosts data Flow via Interoperability

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Backed by big names, FLUX boosts data Flow via Interoperability

Google is known for pressing the boundaries of technology in virtually everything it does. Now, the global search giant and a host of AEC heavy hitters have helped to create Flux, a new process tool that may soon revolutionize our industry.

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Digital lab will mix technology, creativity for evolved design

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Digital lab will mix technology, creativity for evolved design

Technology has transformed the way billions of people live their day-to-day lives, but it has yet to fully change the way architects design spaces. That reality is rapidly evolving, however, and Gensler's Richard Jacob digitally approves.

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Feds boost Chicago's array of things, big data project

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Feds boost Chicago's array of things, big data project

The National Science Foundation announced this week that it will provide a $3.1-million grant to a joint University of Chicago-Argonne National Laboratory team researching sensor technology and the array of things big data offers.

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Players unite! Let tech connect those extended project teams

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Players unite! Let tech connect those extended project teams

Instant teaming is a must in our industry. So, success often hinges on how well people who have never worked together before manage to get along. Newforma's Dan Conery discusses how tech can help to unite even far-flung project teammates. 

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Thornton Tomasetti, Weidlinger merge to push Innovation

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Thornton Tomasetti, Weidlinger merge to push Innovation

For more than 50 years, two NYC-based engineering firms have admired each other from afar. But now, brought together by a mutual zeal for innovation and R&D, the award-wining heavyweights have opted to join forces. 

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All Hands on Tech To Put Future at Your Fingertips

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All Hands on Tech To Put Future at Your Fingertips

Not long ago, biometric scanning, 3D printing, and autonomous transportation were only the dreams of science fiction films. Today, they are revolutionizing the way we live and work. Creating good tech versus doing good with tech is a crossroad that we are currently faced with.

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C-Suite Corner: Meet the safety app that won an award before it existed

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C-Suite Corner: Meet the safety app that won an award before it existed

When just their idea for a new safety app garnered a national award three months ago, Capital Construction Solutions knew it was on to something. Now, as the product's full market rollout nears, CEO Cory Davis tells more. 

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New ArcSite Pro app anticipates your every pen stroke

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New ArcSite Pro app anticipates your every pen stroke

If you perform site investigations for a living, then your job and your life just got easier. Michigan startup Arctuition has launched a new mobile app that aims to do away with pen and paper for field inspections.

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Cascading & cumulative, BIM benefits multiply on complex projects

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Cascading & cumulative, BIM benefits multiply on complex projects

Despite its split from ENR, Dodge Data & Analytics this summer has released another SmartMarket Report. Entitled Measuring the Impact of BIM on Complex Buildings, it finds that the bigger the job, the bigger BIM's benefits.

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Cybersecurity concerns still climbing in wake of giant federal hack

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Cybersecurity concerns still climbing in wake of giant federal hack

When news broke in June that 4 million federal employees had been hacked, it sent shock waves through every industry. Now that the number of victims has soared past 20 million, agencies are scrambling to improve defenses.

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