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.
Can Tiny Homes Solve Chicago’s Big Homeless Problem?
Sometimes, thinking big actually requires thinking very small. So goes the
rationale behind constructing micro housing to address homelessness across
the U.S. The topic was the focus of a recent Tiny Homes Summit in Chicago,
where the need for housing is acute.
Paracosmic: One MEP’s Journey into 3D scanning
When a Denver-based MEP firm focused on the healthcare market needed a
scanning solution two years ago, it happened upon an article about the 3D
services being offered by Gainesville FL-based Paracosm. CEO Amir Rubin
describes what happened next.
NextGen: CIRT-ACE Mentor Finals Bode Well
Nine high school teams from across the U.S. converged on Washington
recently for the 10th Anniversary CIRT-ACE Mentor National Design
Competition. Board member Paul Bonington here reports from the event on how
bright our industry’s future truly appears.
Northwestern Engineers Return to Build their Concrete 3D Printer
Since January, we have had an ongoing partnership with a Mechanical
capstone course at Northwestern University. Back in March, we held their
presentation as part of our show The Realities of 3D Printing. Now, the
BuiltWorldsNU team is back. Let’s check in to see what they’re up to in
this quarter…
Student Engineers are Building a Steel Bridge to Utah
You might be a little familiar with the Steel Bridge Competition. Like the
concrete canoe competition, it shares the similar goal of providing
engineering students with the opportunity to use design and build as a
competition piece. We partnered with a group of students from Illinois Tech
to follow their progress. Did they bridge the gap?
Don’t Let Lucas Temple Doom McCormick Place!
So which side is the dark one? Our own John Gregerson opines on Chicago’s
epic battle to win the pricey Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which has now
turned ugly after the mayor’s recent suggestion to tear down iconic
McCormick Place East.
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