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BW Sessions: CFI Mechanical
At our recent Demo Night: South event at Texas A&M University, BW had the
opportunity to meet Chuck Fell, founder of Houston-based CFI
Mechanical. Afterward, we chatted with CAD guru David Kunkel to pick his
brain about CFI. Check our chat inside.
C-SUITE CORNER: How has e-Builder survived and thrived?
BuiltWorlds’ Judy Schriener sits down with e-Builder founders Jon and Ron
Antevy to discuss how the 20-year-old pioneer in fully integrated,
cloud-based construction program management software has kept the lights
on.
Thinking BIENNIALLY: Designers OFFER Visions Of Chicago’s Future
Our own John Gregerson reports from the Chicago Architecture Biennial on
BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago. Now in just its third week, CAB is
the city’s extraordinary, three-month-long open dialogue on The State of
the Art of Architecture.
Fieldwire takes task management to the jobsite
Launched in January 2013 by co-founders Yves Frinault and Javed Singha, San
Francisco-based Fieldwire is helping project managers to run jobs more
efficiently from the field. BW’s Jonathan Barnes tells their story.
Tech in Real Estate Returns II Seize Our Stage
Back by popular demand, Tech in Real Estate II will look at how developers,
realtors, designers and builders are embracing the latest gadgets, tools,
and apps to enable faster and easier growth in the built environment.
DIY Modern Piping Software Connects Field to Fab Shops
Flush with work, one busy mechanical contractor went searching in vain for
new software that would keep field and fab shop on the same page. In the
end, the firm decided to make its own app, and now the whole industry may
benefit.
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