Hacking the Sustainable Urban Future at BLOXHUB

The AEC Hackathon at BLOXHUB in Copenhagen engaged 154 attendees from 33 countries to work on interesting urban challenges over a February weekend. The two WDBE Talks guests were there but in different roles. Alejandro Mata, Automation Manager at Ramboll Denmark, was in one of the hack teams. He talks about the experience of his […]

Data Gumbo and PrairieDog Venture Partners Collaborate to Deliver Blockchain-based Smart Contracts

Data Gumbo, the trusted transactional blockchain network for tomorrow’s industrial leaders, announced a partnership with PrairieDog Venture Partners (PDVP), the technology and development arm of the Operating System 2.0 (OS2) research project co-led by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), dedicated to the creation and advancement a new business model for construction.  Together, Data Gumbo and […]

BIOHM Seeks to Turn Plastic Waste into Insulation Material with Mushrooms

BIOHM is a research and development led UK start-up that aims to revolutionize the construction industry with its bio-based materials. Among their products are insulation panels made from mycelium, the root formations of fungi. Recently, the company discovered that certain fungal species can consume plastic as a food source. This invention could bring about new […]