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Pericept brings BIM closer to the job site

Pericept brings BIM closer to the job site

President and CEO Tony Ragucci and Vice President of Product Development Victor Palmer talk about creating a tool, BIMtrace, that could revolutionize project workflow by allowing workers on job sites to link photos of the sites to BIM models to make direct comparisons and note issues.

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. 

Pat Allin: Contractors should use supply chain financing

Pat Allin: Contractors should use supply chain financing

During Pat Allin's time leading Textura, he partnered with Lex Greensill of Greensill Capital to create Early Payment Program, a supply chain financing solution for the construction industry. Now, as chairman of Greensill Capital, North America — USA, Allin provides us insight on how supply chain financing works and how he sees it progressing in the future. 

Autodesk CEO search is on, as Bass exits

Autodesk CEO search is on, as Bass exits

Carl Bass, the genial 3D-graphics pioneer who this century played virtually every leadership role in the Silicon Valley-esque soap opera at Autodesk, has resigned as CEO. SVPs Amar Hanspal and Andrew Anagnost now share that role as a full-on search begins. 

SF's Millennium Tower deemed safe, for now, as legal issues rise

SF's Millennium Tower deemed safe, for now, as legal issues rise

After detecting water intrusion and stress on electrical raceways, city inspectors have indicated that a permanent engineering solution is required for San Francisco's Millennium Tower. In the meantime, the building's homeowners association has hired a celebrity lawyer to take the developer and others to court. 

Atlanta a growing land of promise for construction tech

Atlanta a growing land of promise for construction tech

The ATL's construction tech scene is heating up with news from VC firms such as the Combine, incubators such as ATDC, and start-ups such as Pointivo and Kahua, among others. The Combine's K. P. Reddy walks us through the local places to see and be seen as an aspiring innovator and entrepreneur, including Tech Square.

Willis Tower sinks $500M into lower-floor renovation

Willis Tower sinks $500M into lower-floor renovation

When we hear the words "lobby redo," the mind does not envision a price tag of half a billion dollars. But then again, if we're talking about 465,000 square feet inside Chicago's tallest tower, that could be a steal. See what Willis Tower's owner just unveiled last week. 

Buildings 2.0: Cisco flips new digital switch

Buildings 2.0: Cisco flips new digital switch

More tools than ever are now available to help building owners operate next-gen facilities that are as productive and safe as they are cost-effective and comfortable. Cisco Systems' new product line of digital smart building switches may have raised the bar.

Dodge Data report: Collaboration key to managing project risk

Dodge Data report: Collaboration key to managing project risk

A full 75% of respondents to a recent Dodge Data & Analytics survey have been slapped with a dispute claim in the past five years. Here are some suggestions on how to avoid one. 

NFL stadiums: Raiders relocation imperiled, Chargers on the move

NFL stadiums: Raiders relocation imperiled, Chargers on the move

Funding for the Raiders' proposed $1.9 billion new stadium in Las Vegas has fallen through. In the meantime, the San Diego Chargers are proceeding with plans to co-locate with the Rams in a new $2.6 billion stadium in Los Angeles's Inglewood neighborhood.

Arx Pax's Greg Henderson on his floating foundation system

Arx Pax's Greg Henderson on his floating foundation system

Henderson and his wife, Jill, founded Arx Pax in 2012, and their first patent was for a three-tiered foundation system, the SAFE Building System, meant to protect structures from flooding and earthquakes by floating them. Learn how it works and where Arx Pax is looking to build pilot projects as sea levels continue to rise.

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