Construction Tech Conference 2025 – The Preconstruction Playbook: Essential Steps for Project Efficiency
A successful construction project starts long before ground is broken. Discussing how early collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and innovative tools an optimize workflows, control costs, and improve project outcomes, this panel explored the essential steps of preconstruction. Industry experts provided real-world examples of and insights into best practices across all aspects […]
Climate-First Construction: Investing in Carbon, Codes, Circularity and Sustainability – Venture West 2026
From low-carbon materials and high-performance structural systems to retrofit platforms and circular solutions, climate is no longer a side theme—it is reshaping how assets are designed, upgraded, and financed across the built environment. This panel of experts spanning investors, founders, and corporate innovators focused on technologies that cut embodied carbon, […]
Matterhaul Demo Drop – Venture West 2026 Demo Day Winner
“Imagine it’s 5:30 in the morning and you’re pulling into the supply house parking lot so you can beat the rush,” Matterhaul Founder and CEO Shawn Razek said, setting the scene in his winning pitch at the Venture West Demo Day competition. “You get inside… but the counter sales rep […]
Keynote Fireside Chat With Brick & Mortar Ventures – Venture West 2026
BuiltWorlds’ 2026 Venture West kicked off with an engaging keynote fireside chat between Brick & Mortar Ventures Founder & Managing Director Darren Bechtel and General Partner Kaustubh Pandya, moderated by BuiltWorlds CEO Rosemarie Lipman. Nearly ten years on from Brick & Mortar’s founding, Bechtel reflected on how venture in AEC […]
Tokyo Global Summit 2025 – How Are Global Leaders Fostering Collaboration and Open Innovation in the Built World?
Collaboration and open innovation are becoming essential drivers of progress in the built world, breaking down silos to accelerate problem-solving and technological adoption. In this session, representatives from the BuiltWorlds Global Innovators List shared how they are forging cross-industry partnerships, building open ecosystems, and co-developing solutions that address shared challenges. […]
Infrastructure Conference 2025 – Optimizing the Total Cost of Ownership of Roads, Bridges and Transportation Assets
This session examinee how improving data flow and interoperability across stakeholders can drive greater efficiency, security, and value in heavy civil and capital-intensive projects. Learn how leveraging field and equipment data, along with initiatives like Every Day Counts, is transforming roles, enhancing quality, and enabling incremental improvements throughout project lifecycles.
Betting on Climate Tech: Examining the Evolution of Venture Activity in the Climate Tech Space – BuiltWorlds Conversations
In this installment of BuiltWorlds Conversations, we sit down with VoLo Earth Venture Partner & COO Elaine Hsieh, who’s had an absolutely storied career that has included roles at the US Department of Energy’s loan program office, the US under secretary for infrastructure, the US Green Building Council, RMI, Generate […]
Investing in the AI Era: A VC Perspective – AI/ML Conference 2026
As AI matures from a “frontier experiment” to a foundational layer, this panel of all-women investors met at the recent BuiltWorlds AI/ML Conference to discuss the potential of vertical AI within the construction sector. Covering the full spectrum from seed to growth, these experts explored the shifting VC dynamics of […]
Demo Drop: CALMFLOOR
Engineered Vibration Solutions CEO Paul Reynolds pitched the company’s CALMFLOOR solution, a patented active mass dampner solution for floor vibration control. CALMFLOOR reduces floor vibration to lab-level sensitivity standards, transforming any floor vibration performance and its building’s value and embodied carbon. CALMFLOOR aims to be the low-cost, low-carbon solution that […]