Analyst Briefings, News From Around the Network & Verified Member Contributor Posts
With news making headlines every day in the built world, Analyst Briefings, News From Network Members, and Expert Contributor Posts help keep member connected and up to date.
In addition to our own Analyst Briefings, our Verified Contributor Program empowers members to submit analysis in their fields of expertise, while our News from Around the Network pulls updates posted by member companies from their company pages to help keep the network connected.
Building NYC’s $20+ billion, 28-acre Hudson Yards
Walker Thisted, BuiltWorlds producer and resident architect, traveled to New York last month and took a look at Hudson Yards, the big redevelopment project on Manhattan’s west side. Here’s his take. In cities around the world, we’re seeing surface level infrastructure buried to accommodate the demand for increasingly dense urban […]
3 IoT technologies aimed at the AEC
Last month, Rob Risany, worldwide innovation executive for IBM Watson IoT, stopped by the BuiltWorlds at last month’s Data-Driven Design event and asked: “If I can ask Siri for directions, why can’t I walk up to a bulldozer and ask it how much life it has left on its treads?” Risany […]
Fifth Wall: Could this $212M real estate fund be the new norm?
Brendan Wallace and his partner Brad Greiwe have just announced Fifth Wall Ventures, the largest commercial real estate-focused venture fund to date (well, as far as we know). Among its investors are heavyweight players such as CBRE, Equity Residential, Hines, Host, Lennar, Lowe’s, Macerich, and Prologis. Following the official announcement, […]
For real: IrisVR introduces multi-user collaboration
After making its name with a software program that converts 3D building models to virtual reality (VR) settings in the blink of an eye, New York City-based start up IrisVR is returning with desktop software that supports fully immersive, multi-user VR experiences for users of the program, known as Prospect.
Round up: New tools, promotions, a big partnership
We’re capping off this week with another 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. PLANGRID ANNOUNCES NEW FIELD REPORTS TOOL PlanGrid just unveiled their new program, Field Reports, a tool that allows […]
DEWALT shifts to solve jobsite WiFi woes
A funny thing happened on the way to the cordless jobsite this year for tool giant DEWALT. In the process of further developing and expanding its connected jobsite tools for construction teams, the Towson, MD-based DEWALT discovered there was another crying need in the industry that needed to be addressed […]
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