North America

Mergers to materials: Four companies working towards advanced fire safety 

From concrete solutions, programmes, company mergers and more. Discover four companies around the world, working towards the advancements shaping the Fire Stopping Materials industry, ensuring heightened safety standards in construction and beyond.  The ...

Nick Earle, CEO of Eseye 

We ask Nick Earle, CEO of Eseye, a world leader in IoT connectivity solutions, what makes him tick.  I was fortunate to be asked by two of Silicon Valley’s top CEOs, HP’s Carly Fiorina, and Cisco’s John Chambers, to build and lead internal disruption incubat...

New Launch Control app features enhance the US land-buying process  

Launch Control has announced a series of app features designed to change how land investors connect with prospective sellers. These enhancements, which include Quick Replies and Drip Automation, bring greater precision and efficiency to the land-buying...

First 3D printed net zero energy home made in Los Angeles 

Students from Woodbury University School of Architecture, in collaboration with 3D builder Emergent and LiUNA (Laborers’ International Union of North America), have successfully completed Los Angeles’ first fully-permitted net zero energy 3D...

Elemental Excelerator and Finance New Orleans partner to drive affordable and climate-resilient housing solutions 

In a collaborative effort, Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor scaling climate technologies with deep community impact, and Finance New Orleans (FNO), a housing and development finance agency on a mission to improve the quality of life in New...

North America’s construction diversity  

Amara Pope, Marketing Manager at Trackunit North America, and North American industry influencers assess the state of play on diversity and where construction goes next.   Legislation in both the US and Canada enshrines the basic principles of equal o...

How manufacturers can put their sustainability strategies back on track 

In a world grappling with economic challenges and the urgent need for collective environmental responsibility, Mikko Urho, CEO of Visual Components, sheds light on how manufacturers can recalibrate their sustainability strategies.   Manufacturers are e...

Greenwave Technology Solutions launches Scrap App with AI pricing engine in development 

Greenwave Technology Solutions, an operator of metal recycling facilities in Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio, has announced the launch of Scrap App. Initially focused on junk cars, Greenwave is developing an AI pricing engine to optimise profit margins on...

Nautilus Solar Energy and TurningPoint Energy announce partnership on a community solar portfolio  

Nautilus Solar Energy and TurningPoint Energy (TPE) has announced their collaboration on six community solar projects in Delaware totaling 28.7 MWdc of solar capacity. The projects, located in Kent, New Castle and Sussex Counties, are in the late stages of...

XL Construction signs agreement with cloud-based BIM collaboration software, Revizto  

The fourth largest General Contractor in Silicon Valley, XL Construction, signs a three-year enterprise agreement with Revizto to facilitate cross-team collaboration on their complex construction projects.  Revizto, the cloud-based Integrated...

FreeWire launches an AI-Enabled platform to optimise the deployment of EV charging infrastructure  

FreeWire Technologies, the leading provider of battery-integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and energy management solutions, has announced the launch of Mobilyze Pro. The AI-enabled platform is designed to provide accurate predictions to...

Street security robot introduced to the public 

Knightscope, a developer of autonomous security robots and blue light emergency communication systems, has announced that lifestyle centre, Crocker Park, has deployed a K5 Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) in Westlake, Ohio.  The shopping and dining...