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.
Smart Cities: AT&T pushes holistic approach
As Smart Cities Week takes center stage in Washington DC, AT&T Smart Cities
guru Michael Zeto here opines on the promise and progress of Big Data to
help municipalities develop comprehensive strategies for maintaining and
improving their infrastructure.
Greenlandia? ASCE dreams big in Portland
The sky is falling? No, let’s Dream Big. As the American Society of Civil
Engineers convenes in eco-friendly Portland OR later this week, the group
is shifting its tone from scaring the public about failing infrastructure
to inspiring us about future feats.
Zurich, Singapore top sustainability index
Americans love competition; everybody knows that. It’s in our DNA. Well,
then how do we feel about being shut out of the Top 25 on Dutch design
giant Arcadis’s Sustainable Cities Index 2016? Read on to see where the
sustainability is strongest around the globe.
5 Best Practices of Top-Performing Owners
What makes certain construction owners perform better than others in
managing complex projects on a tight timeframe. In this report, Dodge Data
& Analytics and e-Builder talked to 174 owners nationwide to reverse
engineer their winning formulas.
Bio-build: DoD seeks self-healing materials
Science fiction once again is poised to invade the AEC, but unlike drones
and robots, this advance comes straight out nature. The Dept. of Defense
now wants to ‘grow’ better bricks that can heal themselves, so get set for
‘Engineered Living Materials’.
Green LA maps road to 100% renewables
Just weeks before it hosts USGBC’s Greenbuild 2016, the City of Los Angeles
has set its sites on an epic Hollywood makeover. The birthplace of smog now
is aiming to clean up its act and switch from fossil fuels to 100%
renewable energy sources ASAP.
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