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
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Lindsay Gruetzmacher
Lindsay Gruetzmacher is a passionate illustrator/designer living in Saint Paul, MN. In her free time, she loves drawing, drinking iced lattes, and wearing mismatched socks. www.lgruetzmacher.com
Why the first day of Bluebeam’s new industry conference wasn’t just about features but about the mindset to use them
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
A marketing intern with zero construction experience reflects on what she learned—and unlearned—while helping tell the stories behind the buildings
When students warned the industry had gone digital, Cal Poly scrapped old workflows and put Bluebeam at the center of its curriculum
Randy Hanson and Benji Gibson didn’t expect to be talking about prostate cancer, let alone living through it. But after two different journeys to the same diagnosis, both men want others to act before it's too late
The Midtown office tower conversion offers a real-world blueprint for high-rise reuse, housing relief and carbon cuts without starting from scratch
And why the Bluebeam-Firmus pairing might just be the right tool at the right time
Bob Medina blends early mornings on the jobsite with evenings sharing construction skills online, turning a blueprint course into a mission to inspire and educate tradespeople
A North Carolina nonprofit is blending supply chain innovation, contractor collaboration and community labor to rebuild after Hurricane Helene