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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.
New Era Now Dawning, says Autodesk CTO
First came the Hunter-Gatherer Age, followed by the Industrial Age, and
then the Information Age, said Autodesk’s Jeff Kowalski, speaking earlier
this month at AU in Las Vegas. Now, we are all at the dawn of the Augmented
Age, he says.
Arcbazar Brings architecture to the people
You can’t crowdsource quality, can you? After a withering welcome from
architecture’s old guard, Boston-based Arcbazar now is winning over fans,
skeptics, and investors with its mission to bring good design even to tiny
projects.
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