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Investors Give PlanGrid a Most Happy Birthday
The terrible twos and thrilling threes have given way to the ‘freshly
funded fours’ at PlanGrid this month, where the SF-based digital blueprint
repository is now celebrating a new round of investment and an even
brighter outlook.
BW SESSIONS: Applied Software
In 1982, Applied Software planted its flag in the digital game well before
its current competitors even existed. Now, after acquiring Enceptia, the
Atlanta-based Autodesk reseller says it is a new company. Here’s why.
No-Stick Jam: 3d Printed Stone and String Structure Rocks Biennial
U.S. and Swiss designers claim to have created an architectural structure
built without any adhesive, just rocks and thread. Now on display in
Chicago, Rock Print came together via a robotic arm-like, powder-based 3-D
printer.
Dodge Data, isqft square off in federal antitrust suit
From the Bible and Darwin to Shakespeare and The Lion King, the story of
young cubs angling to take down the aging patriarch is as familiar on stage
and screen as it is in corner offices and courtrooms. And now, industry
eyes are on Ohio.
Is our industry stuck in the sixties?
The question might raise eyebrows, but it is definitely worth answering.
Construction is a massive industry, representing $8.5 trillion worth of
work worldwide every year. Imagine if it had better field communications,
writes Fieldwire’s CEO.
What can we learn from Germany’s big bet on renewables?
When UL Chief Economist Erin Grossi spoke at our SmartWorlds: Future Energy
event earlier this fall, she detailed an important, major civic experiment
with using renewables in Germany today. Now read her white paper.
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