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.
AECOM greenlights 2020 carbon cuts
Green Giant: An $18-billion, multidisciplinary player has pledged to shrink
its carbon footprint 20% by 2020. Home to many familiar industry names, the
LA-based multinational with 100,000 employees now seems bent on leading a
sustainable revolution.
Challenges fuel global Hyperloop competitions
Just months after celebrating a successful field test in the Nevada desert,
the newly splintered leadership of high-powered startup Hyperloop One is in
turmoil. Nevertheless, its own global contest to see who has the biggest
needs and best ideas is speeding ahead.
They got this: Newforma corrals cloud services
Cloudy with a 100% chance of increased collaboration. That is clearly
Newforma’s forecast for its new Cloud Services feature, now here after more
than a year of beta testing. Whether or not the firm is playing “catch up”,
customers are just happy for the backup.
Olympians leave with medals. Cities left with debt.
As the global spotlight fades in Rio, and athletes, families, fans and
media return to their home countries, Brazilian city must now ask the
question that all former and future host cities confront: Are the Olympics
really worth it?
Pre-treated drywall aims to lock in sustainability
USG and Tremco have joined forces to create an air-tight barrier that
optimizes air, water and and vapor in structures by pre-treating drywall
panels before they are hung onsite. Now hitting the market, the product
already has won an Edison Award for innovation.
Saudis may build 1.5 million 3D-printed homes
Unlike peanut butter and chocolate, sand and copy machines have never been
seen as a good pair. But that has not stopped the Middle East from making a
determined effort to lead the world in 3D-printing actual buildings.
China’s WinSun Global is happy to help.
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