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BuiltWorlds’ Construction Gift Guide — Holiday 2016
The gift giving season is upon us, and BuiltWorlds is here to help. Check
out this year’s gift guide for our top picks and the coolest gifts to give
the construction professional in your life. (Or treat yourself!)
Hyperloop pods revealed for Dubai debut
BIG boost. Determined to lead in global engineering, tiny Dubai said this
month that it will build the world’s first functioning hyperloop transport
system, aiming for speeds of 700 mph. The high-powered team now includes
Danish disruptor Bjarke Ingels.
Give Thanks! 5 Reasons To Love the AEC
‘Tis the season for taking stock. This long holiday weekend is the perfect
time to step back and give thanks for the exhilarating days in which we
live and the vibrant industry that puts a bounce in our a step. Here’s one
case why the AEC is still the place to be.
Flint thankful for $119M in U.S. cleanup aid
Happier Thanksgiving. Residents in lead-tainted Flint MI have had a
horrible 2016, but the ongoing environmental disaster there appears to be
ending the year on a hopeful note. Federal funds announced last week should
help locals to improve water safety.
Epic comeback for delayed Seattle tunnel
A machine called Bertha. After two years on the sidelines, a repaired
tunnel boring machine is back in business under Seattle, jumpstarting a
needed, $1.35-billion infrastructure project that will make the city both
seismically safer and easier to navigate. Dig in.
7 Big Bets from AU in Las Vegas
Walking through waves of multilingual conversations at Autodesk University
this week, our own Rob McManamy was reminded of the mythic Tower of Babel.
Only now, technology has become the universal translator that can make our
humble dreams possible.
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