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

Can Tiny Homes Solve Chicago's Big Homeless Problem?

Can Tiny Homes Solve Chicago's Big Homeless Problem?

Sometimes, thinking big actually requires thinking very small. So goes the rationale behind constructing micro housing to address homelessness across the U.S. The topic was the focus of a recent Tiny Homes Summit in Chicago, where the need for housing is acute.

NextGen: CIRT-ACE Mentor Finals Bode Well

NextGen: CIRT-ACE Mentor Finals Bode Well

Nine high school teams from across the U.S. converged on Washington recently for the 10th Anniversary CIRT-ACE Mentor National Design Competition. Board member Paul Bonington here reports from the event on how bright our industry's future truly appears.

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?

Fact-finding World Tour Fuels Maker Conference

Fact-finding World Tour Fuels Maker Conference

Where there's a will, there's a way. That age-old theme is the driving mission behind the global maker movement, which Chicago's IIT Institute of Design will advance this month by presenting the results of its six-month, four-city Strategy World Tour.

Innovate or Die: CEO Tech Forum (Pt 3)

Innovate or Die: CEO Tech Forum (Pt 3)

Got your attention? Good. If you weren't able to make it to our first CEO Tech Forum April 20-22, you missed a heck of a lot. So here is the most comprehensive written summary to date. But stay tuned for much more CTF video to come this spring.

Ford's $1.2B Better Idea to Take on Silicon Valley

Ford's $1.2B Better Idea to Take on Silicon Valley

"This is war!" says one Michigan architect. Detroit v. Silicon Valley. This month, the state's high-stakes battle for tech talent just got hotter. Like GM a year ago, Ford unveiled big plans to remake its Dearborn HQ campus into a mobility innovation hub.

Bridgit Bags its Own VC bundle

Bridgit Bags its Own VC bundle

After closing out 2015 with a big win at Google's Entrepreneurs Demo Day, our favorite women-owned Canadian construction tech startup has now secured $1.7 million in seed investment from Hyde Park Ventures, and backed by Vanedge Capital.

EXTRA! EXTRA! CEO Tech Forum Makes News (Pt 2)

EXTRA! EXTRA! CEO Tech Forum Makes News (Pt 2)

In addition to all the inspiring words and dazzling demos on display last week, several speakers and attendees at BW's first-ever CEO Tech Forum also made news worth noting. Here are the top five announcements in the order they were made.

Safety Culture: Tech Helping Workers Take Lead

Safety Culture: Tech Helping Workers Take Lead

Safety first? Actually, according to an important new study released this month, safety appears to be gaining even more importance as AEC firms embrace new technology and practices to attract skilled workers and win new work. Download the report. 

Earth Day 2016 Makes History, AEC Voices Support

Earth Day 2016 Makes History, AEC Voices Support

Generational: Holding his grandchild, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change Friday at the UN, joining more than 170 other nations. But this is only the beginning, writes USGBC's Elizabeth Beardsley.

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!

Flint Update: Criminal Charges Just the Beginning

Flint Update: Criminal Charges Just the Beginning

Drip, drip, drip... The Flint Water Crisis continues to unfold as a most unnatural disaster. This week, the Michigan Attorney General announced that three state and city officials now face felony charges that include evidence tampering with water samples. 

Procore Launches New Index of Industry Vital Signs

Procore Launches New Index of Industry Vital Signs

For a firm so young in an industry so old, it may seem presumptuous for software provider Procore to position itself as a go-to resource for fresh data measuring the health of the AEC market. But heck, they just did it! So, move over Dodge, ENR, and BLS.

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