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

Northwestern Students Give Their Concrete 3D Printer Its Own Test

Northwestern Students Give Their Concrete 3D Printer Its Own Test

Our favorite engineering students from Northwestern U have only two weeks left before their main event: the demonstration of their concrete 3D printer prototype. Now in their home-stretch, BuiltWorldsNU is tinkering away at working out the final kinks. Let's check in with them this week

Students Prep for ASCE Nationals Without Burning Their Bridges

Students Prep for ASCE Nationals Without Burning Their Bridges

After advancing beyond the regional ASCE Steel Bridge Competition, the team from Illinois Tech checks in with their second entry. While they plan to head out west for Nationals in Utah, the familiar mantra inside camp is "Provo, let's go"!

Northwestern Engineers Return to Build their Concrete 3D Printer

Northwestern Engineers Return to Build their Concrete 3D Printer

Since January, we have had an ongoing partnership with a Mechanical capstone course at Northwestern University. Back in March, we held their presentation as part of our show The Realities of 3D Printing. Now, the BuiltWorldsNU team is back. Let's check in to see what they're up to in this quarter...

Student Engineers are Building a Steel Bridge to Utah

Student Engineers are Building a Steel Bridge to Utah

You might be a little familiar with the Steel Bridge Competition. Like the concrete canoe competition, it shares the similar goal of providing engineering students with the opportunity to use design and build as a competition piece. We partnered with a group of students from Illinois Tech to follow their progress. Did they bridge the gap?

WATCH: Our 3D Printing Panel

WATCH: Our 3D Printing Panel

If you missed The Realities of 3D Printing, our popular March 30th program produced at BW Studios, you actually missed a lot. But no worries. Thanks to the magic of video, here it is once again, in its entirety... restored and presented in glorious technicolor! Enjoy!

'Floatovoltaics' Make Splash with UK Solar Arrays

'Floatovoltaics' Make Splash with UK Solar Arrays

History says the sun eventually did set on the British Empire last century, but the energy demands of a new millennium have pushed the U.K. back into a leadership role. Today, it is home to the world's largest floating array of photovaltaic panels. 

Concrete Countdown: It's Sink or Swim Time! (Part 3)

Concrete Countdown: It's Sink or Swim Time! (Part 3)

But will it float? That question is already causing engineering students on 19 different Midwest college teams to lose sleep as they bring their homemade concrete canoes to Chicago for tomorrow's regional finals. Here, host Illinois Tech shares its 11th-hour angst.

Concrete, Canoes, Cramming and Caffeine (Part 2)

Concrete, Canoes, Cramming and Caffeine (Part 2)

Regional finals are just days away for the National Concrete Canoe Competition, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. In this second installment, we check in with our team at Illinois Tech for an update as the big race nears.

ASCE Taps 15 Innovators for Grand Challenge

ASCE Taps 15 Innovators for Grand Challenge

As part of its ongoing Grand Challenge that asks civil engineers to help close the infrastructure funding gap by reducing the life-cycle costs of public works, ASCE has named the winners of its first-ever Innovation 'Crowd' Contest.

3D Printing Panel: All Stars in All Dimensions

3D Printing Panel: All Stars in All Dimensions

So far, all the talk re our March 30 program, The Realities of 3D Printing, has centered on our student partners at Northwestern University. But our all-star lineup of internationally respected experts should stand alone as a forum well worth seeing.

3D-Printed Temporary Facility Hosts EU in Amsterdam

3D-Printed Temporary Facility Hosts EU in Amsterdam

On March 30, BuiltWorlds will host a fascinating program on The Realities of 3D Printing. Here, Civil Engineering magazine shows how a temporary convention center in The Netherlands is expanding our concept of those concrete realities.

Funny or Die: Engineers as Celebs!

Funny or Die: Engineers as Celebs!

TONIGHT ON E! For National Engineers Week, USC's Viterbi School of Engineering, the National Academy of Engineering, and 'Funny or Die' this year created a very fun short video that re-imagines our celebrity-obsessed culture.

Engineers Week Nurtures Next Generation

Engineers Week Nurtures Next Generation

In honor of National Engineers Week, the annual FutureCity Competition awarded its latest prizes to high school students from all over the U.S. Read up on the winners and check in on the profession's global celebration.

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