Smart Buildings Start With Systems That Communicate
How do we learn? A simple question, a complex answer. We, as humans, have been learning since day one, but how we actually do so seems automatic, as if rather than thinking about how to walk, we simply do it. In a career packed with scientific intrigue, Dr. Filip Ponulak […]
Panasonic CityNOW’s George Karayannis on Building Smarter Cities
While developing smart cities can often seem like a proposition centered squarely around shiny, futuristic utilities, the truth of the matter is that those technologies can’t be integrated in our buildings and infrastructure without quite a bit of legwork aligning stakeholders. That’s where Panasonic’s CityNOW comes in. In addition to […]
Round up: News from WeatherBuild, DLA Piper, Mortenson, Uplift Data Partners, Pepper Construction, and SOM
What’s happening this week in our industry? Here’s our Friday round up of news and announcements from members of the BuiltWorlds network. Want to be included? Send your press releases or story ideas to news@builtworlds.com. 1. WeatherBuild identified as leading construction application CIOApplications, a technology magazine based in Silicon Valley, named WeatherBuild […]
How Air Caster Tech Can Address Trends Challenges in Modular Home Building
Six major trends are affecting the construction industry today. The first two, a projected growth of the modular building market share and a lingering construction labor shortage, suggest an immediate challenge for the modular building industry. The Modular Building Institute estimates that modular construction will grow from three percent of […]
zlien Expands With $10 Million Funding Round
After an impressive new round of funding, the construction payment ecosystem platform zlien has secured $10 million to open a new office in Austin and hire more than 50 additional staffers onto their team. Led by S3 Ventures with return backers including Altos Ventures, Brick & Mortar Ventures, alongside others, […]
Triax Technologies Launches New Equipment Tracking Sensor, Talks Future Plans
We recently caught up with Triax Technologies, a company we’ve previously featured on BuiltWorlds, at Autodesk University (AU) 2017. The Norwalk, Connecticut-based tech company, which builds and manufactures hardware that links to its on-site mesh network, announced an addition to their product line at the event. You might be most […]
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