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Fantasy Football? Stadium Deals Abound Despite Track Record
“Build it and they will come.” (Well, not always.) On this chilly morning
after the Oscars, reality usually sounds a rude alarm. But cities
invariably hit the Snooze button when it comes to pro football, often vying
to outspend each other to lure teams away.
4D Modeling Guides Residence Hall Enclosure
A high-profile design-build residence hall at the University of Chicago is
on schedule for students to move in this summer, thanks in part to the
daily use of 4D modeling throughout the project. Mortenson’s Joel Sandridge
tracks the progress.
WATCH: We Visit Northwestern to See Our 3D Printing Partners In Action
BW’s video team last week traveled to the shores of Lake Michigan to see
how our six-student engineering team at Northwestern University is
progressing with its ambitious project to build a 3D concrete printer.
Untethered Possibilities Await AR World
In the world of realities, augmented hasn’t exactly been leading the
technological headlines. It’s been Oculus this, and virtual that. But as
we’ve recently seen, that may be changing…
Procore Event Uncorks Bevy of New Tools
In the still-forming firmament of the construction technology universe,
certain annual events already have an iconic cachet. Arguably the most fun
is Procore’s sun-drenched festival of apps, held each winter on the
Southern California coast.
Northwestern Students Discover the Realities of 3D Printing
Behold, the second installment of the new series, written by our six
favorite engineering students. Now six weeks into a new semester, the BW-NU
team is deep into its ongoing work of building a concrete 3D Printer.
Here’s the latest…
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