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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Hammers, Inspired Awards Take London, As BIM Mandate Looms

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Hammers, Inspired Awards Take London, As BIM Mandate Looms

As the UK's extraordinary BIM mandate nears, the AEC industry paused to honor tech innovation at two annual international award galas in London. tech use. Check out who won this year's crop of 'Hammers' and 'Be Inspired' awards.

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Investors Give PlanGrid a Most Happy Birthday

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Investors Give PlanGrid a Most Happy Birthday

The terrible twos and thrilling threes have given way to the 'freshly funded fours' at PlanGrid this month, where the SF-based digital blueprint repository is now celebrating a new round of investment and an even brighter outlook.

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Green Giants tower over CTBUH AWARDs

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Green Giants tower over CTBUH AWARDs

Just weeks after its marathon, week-long conference in NYC, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat still somehow saved the best for last, this month bestowing its 14th annual awards at IIT in Chicago. BW was there. 

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BuiltWorlds adds new research arm

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BuiltWorlds adds new research arm

Building on our broader mission to foster "a smarter built environment", BuiltWorlds this week is pleased to announce the launch of a new research service that will offer reviews and in-depth analyses of new and emerging technologies.

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How To Generate More Value From Your DocS Management System

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How To Generate More Value From Your DocS Management System

Electronic document management systems (EDMS) bring discipline to file management and project delivery processes. In the following White Paper, Newforma looks into how EDMS can help bring down the silos of the built environment.

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ARC Taps Facilities, Emergency Management as Growing Markets

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ARC Taps Facilities, Emergency Management as Growing Markets

Once focused just on the AEC market, ARC Document Solutions recently began offering hyperlinked management systems to facilities managers in sectors ranging from retail to offices to local government. So far, the fit seems like a natural.

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Vertical Forest Near Complete and Always Chic in Milan

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Vertical Forest Near Complete and Always Chic in Milan

On the edge of the fashionable Milan, Italy, will soon rest two skyscrapers that have more concrete than timber right now. Over time, that ratio will change. Bosco Verticale, or “vertical forest”, a concept led by Italian architecture firm Stefano Boeri Studio, combines residential living inside a metropolis with natural elements to create a lush microclimate for its inhabitants.

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Eleventh hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a feat remembered

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Eleventh hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a feat remembered

On this Veterans Day, our own Rob McManamy recounts a 23-year-old story about feverish repairs on Chicago's Michigan Ave. Bridge and how massive political pressure then could not deter engineers from honoring the day.

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Is our industry stuck in the sixties?

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Is our industry stuck in the sixties?

The question might raise eyebrows, but it is definitely worth answering. Construction is a massive industry, representing $8.5 trillion worth of work worldwide every year. Imagine if it had better field communications, writes Fieldwire's CEO.

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Cutting the Cord: Cable-Free Elevators near reality

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Cutting the Cord: Cable-Free Elevators near reality

The seemingly predictable, up-and-down world of elevators has thrown us a curveball. This month, ThyssenKrupp announced it will begin testing cordless elevators next year that can travel horizontally, as well. Stay tuned. 

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8 steps to a brilliant, Connected city

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8 steps to a brilliant, Connected city

Cities have never been more important, nor the competition between them more intense. Those positioned to excel through this time of global change are pursuing broad, integrated strategies. AECOM's Stephen Engblom looks at eight. 

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how to Make Lean Planning even Leaner

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how to Make Lean Planning even Leaner

Attendance at the Lean Construction Institute's annual meeting last month was three times what it was in 2012. So, what's up? We recently asked Newforma VP Dan Conery about that growth, as well as the new LeanPlanner tool.

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Hype no more, Hyperloop to break ground in California

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Hype no more, Hyperloop to break ground in California

"Beam me up, Scotty?" Transporters? Teleportation? If HTT's Gresta & Ahlborn are to be believed, the mythic Hyperloop will soon come to life. Yes, the game is afoot, teams have formed, and now work on a test track is about to start.

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BW Sessions: CFI Mechanical

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BW Sessions: CFI Mechanical

At our recent Demo Night: South event at Texas A&M University, BW had the opportunity to meet Chuck Fell, founder of Houston-based CFI Mechanical. Afterward, we chatted with CAD guru David Kunkel to pick his brain about CFI. Check our chat inside.

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C-SUITE CORNER: How has e-Builder survived and thrived?

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C-SUITE CORNER: How has e-Builder survived and thrived?

BuiltWorlds' Judy Schriener sits down with e-Builder founders Jon and Ron Antevy to discuss how the 20-year-old pioneer in fully integrated, cloud-based construction program management software has kept the lights on.

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How can we make zero-carbon high-riseS reality?

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How can we make zero-carbon high-riseS reality?

As urbanization drives demand for high-rises globally, making those buildings zero-carbon is one of the biggest challenges engineers face. Arup's Jimmy Tong says district energy systems with micro-grid schemes are the answer.

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ASCE Q&A: How Disney embraces innovation

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ASCE Q&A: How Disney embraces innovation

Pursuing innovation in engineering is not for the faint of heart. But as civil engineers take on the “Grand Challenge” to drastically reduce infrastructure life-cycle costs by 2025, ASCE News sat down with Disney's David Durham.

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Fieldwire takes task management to the jobsite

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Fieldwire takes task management to the jobsite

Launched in January 2013 by co-founders Yves Frinault and Javed Singha, San Francisco-based Fieldwire is helping project managers to run jobs more efficiently from the field. BW's Jonathan Barnes tells their story.

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The Driverless City

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The Driverless City

With the recent announcement of three finalists for the inaugural $1-million Nayar Prize, the Illinois Institute of Technology is putting its money where the innovation is. It’s readily apparent to all that autonomous vehicles are on the horizon, but can our cities handle them?  Enter “The Driverless City” team.

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