Building a Modern Plumbers Union with Gensler, W.E. O’Neil | Project Innovation: Plumbers Union
This episode of Project Innovation brings together some of the main minds behind the plumbers training facility, still under construction, in Chicago’s West Loop. We talk to general contractor (W.E. O’Neil), principal design firm (Gensler), and the building’s owner about the challenges they’ve encountered in designing and constructing the project.
Behind the limelight: Why structural engineers are important | BW Lightbulb
How does a skyscraper stand? Ask a structural engineer. On this episode of Lightbulb, we tackle that topic of how architects and structural engineers work together to tackle the tall challenge of turning wild building concepts into reality.
Series A Facility Management Startup Plans for 2017 Growth | Venture: Site 1001
On this episode of Venture, we welcome Eric Hall from Site 1001 to speak about their recently received Series A round of funding. At such an exciting time for the company, we talked to him about the company is going
to utilize this influx of capital.
Watch How Building Components Get Made | Yard & Shop: Hill Mechanical
On this episode of Yard & Shop, we visit the shop of Hill Mechanical. In construction and building maintenance, they prefabricate everything in from industrial HVAC units to bathrooms, and modular piping. Click here to learn more about Hill Mechanical
Preventing the #1 Cause of Deaths on Construction Sites | Safe Insight: Power Construction & Spot-R
On this episode of Safe Insight, we looked at how to best fall prevention on jobsites. We took a tour of a Power Construction site to see what they are doing to improve worker safety. Afterward, we spoke to Chad Hollingsworth about Spot-R, a new wearable sensor that tracks worker safety on the jobsite.
Connecting Our Transportation | SmartWorlds: Future Mobility
On this episode of SmartWorlds, we welcome three local transportation experts to speak about the recently enacted Go To 2040 plan. They address the plan’s short and long term changes for transportation as it positively affects liveable communities and human mobility.