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Clean Energy Challenge’s Jolt of High-Voltage Optimism
Got mission? Try lighting the world. That was the inspiring thread last
week at the Annual Clean Energy Trust Challenge. Some 300 energetic
students, mentors, judges, officials, and investors gathered to support
hopeful change agents, both young and old.
Flux awards Aim to Spur Urban Ideas
Flux Factory invited students from around the world to submit ideas for how
to sustainably house the inhabitants of our rapidly urbanizing world. This
month, the Google spin-off named the winners of its first Emerging
Architects Design Competition.
‘Floatovoltaics’ Make Splash with UK Solar Arrays
History says the sun eventually did set on the British Empire last century,
but the energy demands of a new millennium have pushed the U.K. back into a
leadership role. Today, it is home to the world’s largest floating array of
photovaltaic panels.
Hit or Miss: Bankruptcies Taking Toll on P3 Road Projects
Even as P3 proponents were massing in Texas last month, the team behind the
SH 130 toll road was filing for bankruptcy. Missed toll revenues there and
elsewhere continue to worry those who see P3 as the last, best hope for
rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
Chasing Paperless, PlanGrid Tests New Windows App
April showers may bring May flowers, but PlanGrid is hoping that the beta
release of its new native app for Microsoft Windows will yield rich
feedback year-round. The move follows other recent releases from Windows
app partners like Facebook and Netflix.
ACE Mentors, Scouts Highlight Next-Gen Outreach
It’s never been easier to be cynical about life in these United States, but
two construction industry events last week in Chicago reminds us of how
promising and extraordinarily hopeful this day and age still is, both for
this industry and our planet.
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