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.
C-Suite Leaders Convene at BuiltWorlds Forum to Discuss Organization Strategies, Industry Advances
Mobile, cloud computing, and IoT technology – all fueled by a tsunami of venture capital investment and growing M&A activity – has made it imperative for AEC CEOs to understand the technology landscape and formulate strategies for adapting their organizations effectively in the face of disruption. Now, as business leaders […]
Is Smarter Construction Equipment the Answer To Construction’s Growing Skills Shortage?
The construction industry is facing a massive and growing labor shortage. Despite rising interest rates and a downturn in the commercial real estate industry, the bureau of labor statistics reported job openings in the sector remaining stubbornly in the 500,000 range, 441,000, exactly. As the industry struggles to add employees […]
Embodied Carbon, Mass Timber and Upstream Impacts: Q&A with ZGF Architects’ Marty Brennan
Prefabrication for the ZGF-designed remodeling of Portland’s international airport terminal, the first airport to have a mass timber roof. Image courtesy of ZGF Building Conference Preview Marty Brennan, principal at ZGF Architects, has long focused on designing projects that support healthy, sustainable buildings and communities. As a sustainability leader, he’s […]
In Modular Building, The Debate Rages Between Asset Heavy, Asset Light, and Asset-Digital Strategies
Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood on the factory floor of a leading Calgary volumetric modular builder touting Canada’s intent to invest in manufactured housing as part of a formula for addressing a crisis in housing affordability. The Canadian Prime Minister’s approach echoes similar initiatives suggested by […]
To Scale, Climate Tech Companies and Funders Focus on Efficiency
Of the many buzzwords in environmental sustainability, resilience may be the most overused, but there’s good reason behind it. Resilience is about both the capacity to endure challenges (like flooding from once-in-a-century storms) as well as the elasticity to adapt to difficulty (like installing permeable concrete to absorb the runoff). […]
2024 Venture West Demo Day Winner Spotlight: Parspec
Parspec continues to turn heads in the AEC industry as it emerges from a competitive field to be crowned winner of the 2024 Venture West Demo Day Pitch Competition. The top startups that emerged from the 2024 Venture West Demo Day reflect overall trends in built world venture investing, including […]
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