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

Four trends in efficient airport construction

Four trends in efficient airport construction

There's a desperate need for upgrades and expansions at airports across the nation. Dwight Pullen, senior vice president and director of the Aviation Center of Excellence for Skanska USA, reveals some of the ways his firm's keeping pace with the increased amount of work.

Five biggest projects on Trump's infrastructure list

Five biggest projects on Trump's infrastructure list

The release of President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan is still "up in the air" as the president's team strategizes on how to present it to congress. If the plan does go through, here are the five biggest projects in terms of investment on the administration's priority list. 

Aviation Q&A: Fortune still favors the bold

Aviation Q&A: Fortune still favors the bold

Chicago Dept. of Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans is an engineer and a builder, an award-winning manager of complex airport construction projects. For #InfrastructureWeek, we spoke with her about the market now and her upcoming talk at the BW Summit.

Paramount Decisions makes Choosing by Advantages simpler

Paramount Decisions makes Choosing by Advantages simpler

The young company has created collaborative software that makes the Choosing by Advantages decision-making process—already popular with construction firms such as The Boldt Company and DPR Construction—easy and easier to explain to others.

BuroHappold, Flux launch free planning app

BuroHappold, Flux launch free planning app

Real-time master planning. Two weeks ago in Singapore, engineering giant BuroHappold and data connector Flux excitedly unveiled the fruit of their partnership, a first-of-its-kind spatial analysis app that may soon find its way into every planner's digital toolbox.

CEO Q&A: Scarangello passion is innovation

CEO Q&A: Scarangello passion is innovation

What is it about The Bronx and BW Summit keynotes? Last spring, Bronx NY native and famous big thinker Peter Diamandis wowed our crowd. Next month, Bronx-born Thornton Tomasetti CEO Tom Scarangello will tell us all about his own inspiring vision. 

Atlanta bridge fire, collapse sends warning

Atlanta bridge fire, collapse sends warning

Even for a city historically linked to fire, the blaze that brought down a 350-ft-long stretch of I-85 in Atlanta last week was one for the ages. Now, every U.S. city is on notice to make sure it doesn't happen to them. Here's what investigators know so far...

Meet the Final Four startups headed to the BW Summit

Meet the Final Four startups headed to the BW Summit

After four hard-fought rounds of head-to-head voting, Construction Robotics, GRIT Virtual Construction, PlanGrid, and Zlien have emerged as the four construction startups who will get the chance to pitch their ideas to investors.

Floating platforms could change approach to structural strength

Floating platforms could change approach to structural strength

BuiltWorlds contributor Greg Henderson of Arx Pax Labs argues that structural strength has reached a point of diminishing returns. How do we rethink the way we build with steel and concrete? He suggests floating platforms are an answer.

3 startups lauded for 'disruptive potential in industrial space'

3 startups lauded for 'disruptive potential in industrial space'

A pitch competition sponsored by Caterpillar Ventures, among others, awarded cash prizes for innovations ranging from automated permitting to autonomous vehicles. 

Cityzenith’s Michael Jansen aims to map the entire built world

Cityzenith’s Michael Jansen aims to map the entire built world

The chairman and CEO is set to launch his company’s signature 5D Smart World software suite at the BuiltWorlds Summit on May 3. The product is a manipulable Google Earth for the AEC industry, offering the latest data on buildings and streets in 100 of the world’s biggest cities and counting and providing tools for designers and contractors to import data of their own.

Drones away! FAA says AEC use will soar

Drones away! FAA says AEC use will soar

Look, up in the sky! Since last June, there has been an unprecedented surge in the registration of commercial drone pilots. So, get ready. The FAA predicts the next five years will see a spectacular proliferation in the use of drones, on and above, jobsites.

Integrated project delivery saves time, cuts costs, shares rewards

Integrated project delivery saves time, cuts costs, shares rewards

The delivery method contractually puts owner, designer, and builder on equal footing, requiring shared financial risk and reward while promoting collaborative decision-making that shaves schedule and budget.

BW Summit nears, all-star speakers in place

BW Summit nears, all-star speakers in place

Those who attended our first annual summit last spring need no persuasion. But this year's iteration of our signature event, returning May 3-5, will be even more compelling. Read on to see who will be here, why you should join them, and how to make that happen.

8 companies bringing robotics and automation to construction

8 companies bringing robotics and automation to construction

In anticipation of our upcoming “Rise of the Machines Conference” on April 6, we take a look at a few of the participating firms working to mechanize and simplify the building process through a variety of innovations.

The future of cost estimation, from BIM to VR and beyond

The future of cost estimation, from BIM to VR and beyond

Estimating is one of the most tedious and revision-heavy aspects of the construction process, but a few new solutions, including model-based estimating, VR, and generative design, offer potential ways to speed it up.

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