C-Suite Corner: Newforma’s Ian Howell Peers Ahead
Don’t be fooled by the NH address. While tech rivals surf the cyber shoals
in Silicon Valley or dazzle with glitzy demos in Paris, a lean giant has
quietly grown in the White Mountains of New England. How does 2016 look
from that snowy perch?
WATCH: An Epic Tale of How Secret Teamwork Saved Lives, in 1978
A final holiday treat before heading back to work on Monday. Sit back,
relax and learn how a curious engineering student in 1978 discovered a
design flaw that required feverish emergency repairs to make safe an iconic
new NYC tower.
Flux Flexes Fundraising Muscles, Flashes $29M in New Cash
San Francisco-based Flux, a technology startup spun out of Google in 2012
and focused on improving interoperability among AEC technologies, announced
this month that it has raised $29 million in Series B financing.
BW Sessions: Rentalutions
Landlords generally…okay, they always get a bad rap. Today, Rentalutions
is looking to change that negative stigma through software that helps
property managers work in a more effective, even humane manner. But as our
chat with co-founder Ryan Coon demonstrates, that’s barely buffing the
surface of the newly installed hardwood floors.
Dear Developer, Want to Avoid Headaches? ENGAGE an Engineer
Civil engineer Kelsey Taylor risks the ire of architect pals to tell owners
the best time to engage an engineer on a project is at the start, before
critical land-based decisions are made and when mistakes can be avoided.
Net-Zero Cost-Benefits justify Early Hurdles
It may be a stretch to suggest net-zero energy buildings have gone main
street, but they are certainly getting attention. Get ready for more, too,
as the market learns how to profit from the greenest of buildings.
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