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

Strong 'Year in Infrastructure' for BIM, China

Strong 'Year in Infrastructure' for BIM, China

Bentley Systems may call Pennsylvania home, but the firm no doubt was thrilled earlier this month to escape the swing-state U.S. election madness to host its annual 'Year in Infrastructure' event in London. Read on to see who won the 2016 'Be Inspired' awards.

Game change? Tesla unveils solar roof tiles

Game change? Tesla unveils solar roof tiles

Professional roofers are reserving judgment, but they must be enjoying all the attention their profession is getting this week after Elon Musk's latest surprise announcement. ICYMI, Tesla has created a sleek new solar roof tile that already is causing quite a stir.

Fired up! Tall timber tower passes key test

Fired up! Tall timber tower passes key test

Breakthrough? Putting out fires may sound bad, but advocates of tall wood buildings are happy to do it to win over doubters. This month, those behind Portland's proposed 12-story timber tower are telling anyone who will listen about recent test results. 

SF's sinking tower poses myriad challenges

SF's sinking tower poses myriad challenges

Earthshaking. Grabbing unwanted headlines, San Francisco's plush, 58-story Millennium Tower, the West's largest reinforced concrete structure, is sinking. Soil tests began this week and results may alter high-rise engineering in seismic zones everywhere. 

Challenges fuel global Hyperloop competitions

Challenges fuel global Hyperloop competitions

Just months after celebrating a successful field test in the Nevada desert, the newly splintered leadership of high-powered startup Hyperloop One is in turmoil. Nevertheless, its own global contest to see who has the biggest needs and best ideas is speeding ahead.

Winds of change: Offshore U.S. farms finally here

Winds of change: Offshore U.S. farms finally here

After years of starts and stops, North America's fledgling offshore wind energy industry is finally out of the blocks. This month, officials in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island are heralding the start of a new American energy market. (Europe is excited, too.) 

Missouri DOT testing solar-powered roadways

Missouri DOT testing solar-powered roadways

Follow the solar-paved road. Missouri motorists may soon have that option. To kick off Year 2 of its Road to Tomorrow program, MoDOT will install solar panels along historic Route 66 to see if they can generate energy, melt snow, and even produce light.

Panama's epic, wider path between the seas

Panama's epic, wider path between the seas

Think the world is in decline? Depressed over intractable, global conflicts, old and new? Well, then watch these joyous, jaw-dropping videos from the opening of the new Panama Canal and marvel at the century of progress upon which so many industries can now reflect.

Tower's tuning fork design conquers tight site

Tower's tuning fork design conquers tight site

For 50 years, one of America's choicest urban parcels, right in the heart of 'The City That Works', could not find a workable development plan to overcome the site's daunting engineering challenges. Today, an all-star AEC team is solving the problem.

Water Scarcity: Engineering a Global Challenge

Water Scarcity: Engineering a Global Challenge

As the American Water Works Association meets for its annual spring conference, BW offers a coast-to-coast sampling of current U.S. projects, studies, initiatives intended to generate vastly greater amounts of potable water in a more cost-efficient manner.

Mechanical Firms Urged to Embrace Disruption

Mechanical Firms Urged to Embrace Disruption

Disruption? It's not a dirty word anymore. On the contrary, we can all probably stand some. That was a big part of the message conveyed last week at the MCAA Construction Technology Conference in Indianapolis. BuiltWorlds' Walker Thisted reports. 

Thornton Tomasetti Rolls Out Tech Accelerator

Thornton Tomasetti Rolls Out Tech Accelerator

At BuiltWorlds' CEO Tech Forum this spring, structural engineering giant Thornton Tomasetti made waves when it unveiled TTWiiN, a new tech accelerator intended to drive AEC innovation. Here, take a look at its first six pack of fund-worthy innovations.

Northwestern Students Ready to Present Concrete 3D Printer?

Northwestern Students Ready to Present Concrete 3D Printer?

With the BuiltWorldsNU team’s final presentation looming on Thursday, the culmination of over five months of work is rapidly approaching. Over 1000 pages of reports, countless tests, hours of presentations, long nights in the prototyping lab, and nearly our entire budget have led to this point. Is the team ready?

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