What's the secret to success? Why do some compelling, overdue industry improvements with real potential benefits and enthusiastic initial support ultimately fail to take hold? Fiatech's Reg Hunter here offers a 12-point answer, but asks for your input, too.
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.
Paracosmic: One MEP's Journey into 3D scanning
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
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
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?
Don't Let Lucas Temple Doom McCormick Place!
Fact-finding World Tour Fuels Maker Conference
Innovate or Die: CEO Tech Forum (Pt 3)
Ford's $1.2B Better Idea to Take on Silicon Valley
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)
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.
Behold! CEO Forum Points Way Fwrd (Pt 1)
Safety Culture: Tech Helping Workers Take Lead
Earth Day 2016 Makes History, AEC Voices Support
Canoe Sinks but Student Dreams Soar (Part 4)
WATCH: Our 3D Printing Panel
Flint Update: Criminal Charges Just the Beginning
Procore Launches New Index of Industry Vital Signs
Clean Energy Challenge's Jolt of High-Voltage Optimism
Got mission? Try lighting the world. That was the inspiring thread last week at the Annual Clean Energy Trust Challenge. Some 300 energetic students, mentors, judges, officials, and investors gathered to support hopeful change agents, both young and old.