Power Lines vs. Wildfire: How Utilities Are Racing to Stay Ahead
From underground lines to orbital satellites, utilities are racing to keep sparks from becoming infernos
A Robot That Prints Big-Box Stores in a Week? Meet RIC-PRIMUS
Construction robots aren’t hype—they’re already slashing crews, costs and build times on real jobsites
Unbound Day 2: Innovation Meets Reality on the Jobsite
From AI-powered workflows to mobile breakthroughs, Day 2 of Unbound 2025 showed how Bluebeam is turning big ideas into practical tools for builders everywhere
Day 1 at Unbound: Why Creativity and Courage Beat Business as Usual
Why the first day of Bluebeam’s new industry conference wasn’t just about features but about the mindset to use them
Beneath the Capital: How Washington, D.C.’s Hidden Infrastructure Keeps the City Alive
Some of D.C.’s most important work happens where no one’s looking—not in the marble halls or under the dome, but 60 to 160 feet below ground
From Paper to Pixels: How Cal Poly Rebuilt Its Construction Management Program
When students warned the industry had gone digital, Cal Poly scrapped old workflows and put Bluebeam at the center of its curriculum
When Drawings Hide Problems: Why the Industry Needs to Get Ahead of Risk
And why the Bluebeam-Firmus pairing might just be the right tool at the right time
Why Unbound 2025 Is Built for Builders, Not Buzzwords
For the people who actually build things, not just talk about It
Geospatial Tech Is Rewriting Construction. Who Owns the Map?
As geospatial data becomes central to modern construction workflows, a deeper question emerges: who owns the digital maps shaping the built world?
Code to Concrete: How ICON’s Integrated Workflow Is Rewriting Residential Construction
ICON is proving that integrated workflows, smart software and on-site robotics aren’t just the future of construction but are already reshaping how high-performance homes get built
No Plans? No Problem: How a Drywall Robot Is Reshaping Interior Construction
Canvas’s AI-powered drywall robot is speeding up interior construction, easing labor strain and finishing walls with precision—no blueprints, scans or lengthy setup required
From Super Mario to SimCity: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Urban Design
From wayfinding to modular design, video games are quietly rewriting the rules of urban planning, and construction pros should start paying attention
Rewriting the Rules: How Germany Is Prefabbing the Future of Construction
Germany is building faster, smarter and more sustainably—and it’s not by accident. Here’s how digital tools, industrial workflows and a no-nonsense approach to prefab are setting the new standard for construction worldwide
The Paperless Jobsite Sounds Great. But Is It the Right Goal?
Everyone loves the idea of a paperless jobsite. But if you’re chasing zero paper instead of zero confusion, you’re missing the real opportunity
The Real AI Bottleneck? Copper, Concrete, Permits
As AI scales and data centers explode, it’s not chips or code holding us back—it’s the stuff we haven’t built yet
